Social freezing of oocytes: a means to take control of your fertility

Autor: Anna-Lena Wennberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 125, Iss 2, Pp 95-98 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0300-9734
2000-1967
03009734
DOI: 10.1080/03009734.2019.1707332
Popis: In the last few decades, there have been tremendous developments of assisted reproductive technologies, but the outcome of in vitro fertilization is highly dependent on the age of the oocyte. The introduction of vitrification offers a possibility to freeze eggs proactively in younger years and use them at later ages, also called social egg freezing. Knowledge about age-related fertility decline is insufficient among many women, and there is an overoptimistic trust that in vitro fertilization can overcome this. The awareness of proactive egg freezing is limited, both among doctors and in the general population. This review aims at increasing the knowledge about proactive egg freezing and offers a means to advise women correctly. It deals with national guidelines, the best age and optimal number of eggs to freeze, and the chance to succeed. Creating more public awareness about age-linked fertility decline and elective egg freezing may help women reproduce at their own pace – to take control of their fertility.
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