Cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos for fertility preservation for female cancer patients

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-112

  Ata, Baris ^a   Chian, Ri Cheng ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; cryopreservation; embryo; Fertility preservation; in vitro maturation; oocyte; slow freezing; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ALGORITHM; CANCER PATIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); ETHICS; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SPERM DONOR; THERAPY DELAY; VITRIFICATION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OOCYTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76649140088     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.11.007     Document Type: Review

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