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Cryopreservation in Human Assisted Reproduction

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Essential IVF

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The use of superovulation techniques to improve and simplify human in vitro fertilization (IVF) leads to a problem of large numbers of oocytes and consequently embryos being produced. Solutions to avoid the creation of supernumerary embryos might include limiting the number of oocytes recovered or inseminated. Equally to avoid the risk of multiple pregnancies, it would be possible to discard supernumerary embryos, a notion that is usually unacceptable to both patients and clinicians. Fortunately, most IVF programs have addressed this issue with cryopreservation.

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  1. Laboratoire Marcel Mérieux, 1 rue Laborde, 69500, Bron, France

    Yves Ménézo

  2. Ecole Nale Vétérinaire, 69 Marcy L’Etoile et INSA, Biologie Bt 406, 69621, Vileurbanne Cedex, France

    Pierre Guerin

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  1. Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Jonathan Van Blerkom

  2. Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology, Rose Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Jonathan Van Blerkom

  3. Cardiff Assisted Reproduction Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Linda Gregory

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Ménézo, Y., Guerin, P. (2004). Cryopreservation in Human Assisted Reproduction. In: Van Blerkom, J., Gregory, L. (eds) Essential IVF. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8955-0_18

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