Optimizing human oocyte cryopreservation for fertility preservation patients: Should we mature then freeze or freeze then mature?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1356-1362

  Lee, Joseph A ^a   Barritt, Jason ^a,b   Moschini, Rose Marie ^a   Slifkin, Richard E ^a   Copperman, Alan B ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective oocyte cryopreservation; germinal vesicle; in vitro maturation; metaphase I; survival

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HYALURONIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; METAPHASE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY CANCER; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE;

CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; METAPHASE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84875749468     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.042     Document Type: Article

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