Handbook of human oocyte cryopreservation /

"Human oocyte cryopreservation has undergone rapid growth, with technical improvement and increasing clinical application over the last ten years. Storing eggs is ethical and gives many young women their most realistic chance of conception. Cryopreservation, however, is still considered by many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Porcu, Eleonora
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Ciotti, Patrizia Maria, Venturoli, Stefano
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Why freeze human eggs? Clinical and biological indications for human oocyte cryopreservation; 2. Natural history of human oocyte cryopreservation; 3. Clinical management of oocyte cryopreservation; 4. Laboratory management of oocyte cryopreservation; 5. Slow freezing and rapid thawing; 6. Vitrification/warming; 7. Comparison between slow freezing and vitrification: pros and cons; 8. Safety of storage; 9. Database; 10. Physician-embryologists cooperation for optimal management of the oocyte cryopreservation program; 11. Costs; 12. Staff; 13. Secrets and tricks of oocyte cryopreservation; Index.