On Ice: the impact of vitrification on the use of eggs in fertility treatment

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dc.contributor.authorBaldwin, K.
dc.contributor.authorGray, D.
dc.contributor.authorHudson, Nicky
dc.date.acceptance2019-10-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-29T14:56:12Z
dc.date.available2019-10-29T14:56:12Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-21
dc.descriptionopen access articleen
dc.description.abstractThe possibility to freeze sperm and embryos has long been available to men and women facing infertility as a result of an illness or medical treatment. However, the ability to successfully cryopreserve human eggs is comparatively recent. The introduction and increasing use of egg vitrification from the mid-2000s onwards, alongside the use of ICSI, has seen improved on-going clinical pregnancy rates compared to slow freezing methods. Despite concerns, the technology has been widely embraced by the scientific community and in recent years has been applied in a greater variety of contexts. In this short commentary paper, we consider two specific applications for the vitrification of human eggs in routine assisted reproduction practice: social egg freezing and the use of frozen eggs in egg donation. We suggest that vitrification is transforming the reproductive landscape in novel and complex ways and that we must be alert to the challenges, complexities and ethics of such developments, especially for those who may be excluded or marginalised by these techniques.en
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dc.identifier.citationBaldwin, K., Gray, D., Hudson, N. (2019) On Ice: The impact of vitrification on the use of eggs in fertility treatment. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, ETLS20190062.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1042/etls20190062
dc.identifier.issn2397-8554
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18673
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherPortland Pressen
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Reproduction Research (CRR)en
dc.titleOn Ice: the impact of vitrification on the use of eggs in fertility treatmenten
dc.typeArticleen

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