Two successful pregnancies obtained following oocyte vitrification and embryo re-vitrification

CC Chang, DB Shapiro, DP Bernal, G Wright… - Reproductive …, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent clinical reports not only show that cryopreserved embryos can be successfully used
for human fertility treatment, but also that cryopreserved oocytes may be used successfully …

Are commercial warming kits interchangeable for vitrified human blastocysts? Further evidence for the adoption of a Universal Warming protocol

S Canosa, L Parmegiani, L Charrier… - Journal of Assisted …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To study whether a new combination of different warming kits is clinically effective
for vitrified human blastocysts. Methods This is a longitudinal cohort study analysing two …

High survival of mouse oocytes using an optimized vitrification protocol

CJ Zhou, DH Wang, XX Niu, XW Kong, YJ Li, J Ren… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The method of vitrification has been widely used for cryopreservation. However, the
effectiveness of this method for mammalian oocytes could be improved by optimizing each …

Blastocyst vitrification, cryostorage and warming does not affect live birth rate, infant birth weight or timing of delivery

L Sekhon, JA Lee, E Flisser, AB Copperman… - Reproductive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Research question Does vitrification and warming affect live birth rate, infant birth weight
and timing of delivery? Design Retrospective, cohort study comparing outcomes of donor …

Oocyte vitrification for elective fertility preservation: lessons for patient counseling

D Stoop - Fertility and sterility, 2016 - fertstert.org
Most women who had their oocytes vitrified for the sole purpose to prevent age-related
fertility decline did so at the age of 37–39 years (63%). That age distribution is in line with …

[HTML][HTML] Live births after vitrification of oocytes in a stimulated in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer program

TK Yoon, TJ Kim, SE Park, SW Hong, JJ Ko… - Fertility and sterility, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of the vitrification method in clinical practice.
DESIGN: Clinical study of vitrification of human oocytes. SETTING: A university-affiliated …

The near future of vitrification of oocytes and embryos: looking into past experience and planning into the future

A Arav, Y Natan - Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2019 - karger.com
Currently vitrification is the method of choice for low-temperature preservation of oocytes
and embryos. However, that was not the case until about 10 years ago when freezing …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid warming increases survival of slow-frozen sibling oocytes: a step towards a single warming procedure irrespective of the freezing protocol?

L Parmegiani, C Tatone, GE Cognigni… - Reproductive …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays, human oocytes/embryos are cryopreserved via slow freezing or vitrification. The
aim of this study was to evaluate a rapid warming protocol for slow-frozen human oocytes …

Closed versus open vitrification for human blastocyst cryopreservation: A meta-analysis

HS Youm, JR Choi, D Oh, YH Rho - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Closed vitrification can minimize the risk of microbiological transmission through liquid
nitrogen during the cooling, storage, and warming procedures. As cooling rates may reduce …

Successful live birth from vitrified oocytes after 5 years of cryopreservation

TJ Kim, SW Hong - Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2011 - Springer
Objective To report a birth of a healthy boy after long-term cryopreservation of oocytes by
vitrification. Design Clinical application. Setting IVF Center. Patient A 17 year-old female with …