Planned oocyte cryopreservation provides the highest cumulative live birth rates (>75%) when it is performed below the age of 35 years and 15–20 or more mature oocytes are cryopreserved.
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Live birth rates from planned oocyte cryopreservation at an ideal age are higher than live birth rates from women who delay childbearing past their reproductive prime and then attempt natural conception followed by IVF if they are unsuccessful
TextBook
Oocyte Cryopreservation in Domestic Animals and Humans: Principles, Techniques and Updated Outcomes
DOI:10.3390/ani11102949 by Animals in 2021
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Review of human oocyte cryopreservation in ART programs: Current challenges and opportunities
DOI:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104590 by Cryobiology in 2023
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Recent Publications
Is planned oocyte cryopreservation delivering?
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.104794 by Reproductive BioMedicine Online in 2025
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Getting eggs ‘out of the basket’: facilitating decisions about surplus frozen eggs
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.104865 by Reproductive BioMedicine Online in 2025
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Duration of cryostorage is not associated with rates of thaw survival, fertilization, blastulation and ploidy, or pregnancy outcomes of vitrified human oocytes
DOI:10.1007/s10815-024-03350-z by Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics in 2025
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Oocytes Vitrification Using Automated Equipment Based on Microfluidic Chip
DOI:10.1007/s10439-024-03623-9 by Annals of Biomedical Engineering in 2024
[2027]
Clinical outcomes of vitrified-warmed autologous oocyte cycles with 15-year follow-up at a single UK centre: consistent and predictable results
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.104376 by Reproductive BioMedicine Online in 2024
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Webinars
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What to really expect from oocyte vitrifcation
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Getting eggs 'out of the basket': Study explores challenges with surplus frozen eggs in assisted reproduction
