Politics, ethics and economics: oocyte cryopreservation in the UK
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Oocyte cryopreservation.
OBJECTIVE To review historical and contemporary advances in oocyte-cryopreservation techniques and outcomes. DESIGN Publications related to oocyte cryopreservation were identified through MEDLINE and other bibliographic databases. CONCLUSION(S) Oocyte cryopreservation can be used as an adjunct to conventional IVF and as an option for fertile women to electively cryopreserve their gametes. R...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive BioMedicine Online
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1472-6483
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61701-4