A critical appraisal of cryopreservation (slow cooling versus vitrification) of human oocytes and embryos

DH Edgar, DA Gook - Human reproduction update, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Vitrification is now a commonly applied technique for cryopreservation in
assisted reproductive technology (ART) replacing, in many cases, conventional slow cooling …

Fertility preservation in female patients

M Sonmezer, K Oktay - Human reproduction update, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In the USA alone,> 650 000 women will be afflicted by cancer in 2003, and 8% of
these cases will be aged< 40 years. Due to improvements in cancer therapy, cure rates of …

A quantitative analysis of the impact of cryopreservation on the implantation potential of human early cleavage stage embryos

DH Edgar, H Bourne, AL Speirs… - Human …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The impact of cryopreservation on the implantation potential of early cleavage stage (day 2)
embryos was assessed by analysing the outcome from> 5000 thawed embryos in relation to …

Fertility preservation options for female patients with malignancies

E Seli, J Tangir - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Fertility preservation in female patients with cancer has become an important health issue
due to increasing survival rates and delayed childbearing especially in Western countries …

Frozen–thawed embryo transfer: influence of clinical factors on implantation rate and risk of multiple conception

JX Wang, YY Yap, CD Matthews - Human Reproduction, 2001 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Frozen embryo transfer is an important supplementary procedure in the
treatment of infertility. While general information concerning the outcome of frozen embryo …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of cancer treatment on ovarian function

JS Stroud, D Mutch, J Rader, M Powell, PH Thaker… - Fertility and sterility, 2009 - Elsevier
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Stage-dependent sensitivity of oocytes and embryos to low temperatures

SP Leibo, A Martino, S Kobayashi… - Animal reproduction …, 1996 - Elsevier
The cryopreservation of mammalian oocytes and embryos has become an integral part of
assisted reproduction in animals, especially of domestic species. Embryo cryopreservation …

Selective transfer of cryopreserved human embryos with further cleavage after thawing increases delivery and implantation rates.

J Van der Elst, E Van Den Abbeel… - Human reproduction …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
We investigated whether further in-vitro culture of human multicellular embryos that survive
cryopreservation can select the viable embryos for transfer. Embryos for cryopreservation …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of blastomere loss on the outcome of frozen embryo replacement cycles

T El-Toukhy, Y Khalaf, K Al-Darazi, V Andritsos… - Fertility and sterility, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of survival of cryopreservation and thawing with all
blastomeres intact on the outcome of frozen embryo replacement (FER) cycles. DESIGN …

[HTML][HTML] The factors affecting the outcome of frozen–thawed embryo transfer cycle

M Ashrafi, N Jahangiri, F Hassani, MR Akhoond… - Taiwanese Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of the clinical and embryological factors on the
pregnancy outcome of frozen–thawed embryo transfer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The …