Oocyte vitrification for elective fertility preservation: a SWOT analysis.

Fecha de publicación: 05/02/2022 Fecha Ahead of Print: 05/02/2022

Autores de IIS La Fe

Juan Antonio García Velasco

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Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

Gil-Arribas, Elisa
Blockeel, Christophe
Pennings, Guido
Nekkebroeck, Julie
Serna, Jose
De Vos, Michel

Grupos

Endocrinología Reproductiva e Infertilidad

Abstract

Oocyte vitrification, also known as egg freezing, is increasingly being used by women as a precautionary measure against the anticipated decline in fertility. In countries where this procedure is allowed, elective oocyte vitrification has become an integral part of the treatment portfolio of fertility clinics. The widespread tendency towards the postponement of motherhood and the advances in laboratory technologies are encouraging women to consider oocyte vitrification and, by doing so, increase their reproductive autonomy. However, elective oocyte vitrification, or elective egg freezing (EEF), still elicits controversy, not only when EEF is appraised from a cost-efficiency point of view, but also in terms of medical and ethical concerns. In general, although the laboratory tool of vitrification has revolutionized the treatment of infertility, the pros and cons need to be clarified when considering EEF.

Datos de la publicación

ISSN/ISSNe:: 1472-6483, 1472-6491
Tipo:: Article
Páginas:: 1005-1014
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2022.02.001
PubMed:: 35304091
Factor de Impacto:: 1,171 SCImago ℠
Cuartil:: Q1 SCImago ℠

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Gil-Arribas, Elisa:: IVI RMA Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Blockeel, Christophe:: BrusselsIVF, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zagreb-School of Medicine Zagreb, Croatia
Pennings, Guido:: Universiteit Gent, Bioethics Institute Ghent (BIG), Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Gent, Belgium
Nekkebroeck, Julie:: BrusselsIVF, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Centre for Medical Genetics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Velasco JAG:: IVI RMA and Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain

Instituto de Investigación. IVI Foundation, IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Serna, Jose:: IVI RMA Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
De Vos, Michel:: BrusselsIVF, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Follicle Biology Laboratory (FOBI), UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductology, Institute of Professional Education, Sechenov University Moscow, Russia

Keywords

Egg freezing, Female emancipation, Fertility preservation, Oocyte cryopreservation, Social fertility preservation, Vitrification

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