Postponing Pregnancy Through Oocyte Cryopreservation for Social Reasons: Considerations Regarding Clinical Practice and the Socio-Psychological and Bioethical Issues Involved

Postponing Pregnancy Through Oocyte Cryopreservation for Social Reasons: Considerations Regarding Clinical Practice and the Socio-Psychological and Bioethical Issues Involved

Oocyte freezing for ‘social reasons’ refers to women of reproductive age who are aiming to prolong, protect and secure their fertility. The term emerged to describe application of the highly promising technique, namely vitrification on oocytes retrieved through controlled ovarian...

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Main Authors: Mara Simopoulou, Konstantinos Sfakianoudis, Panagiotis Bakas, Polina Giannelou, Christina Papapetrou, Theodoros Kalampokas, Anna Rapani, Ekaterini Chatzaki, Maria Lambropoulou, Chrysoula Lourida, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Konstantinos Pantos, Michael Koutsilieris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
assisted reproduction
oocyte vitrification
social reasons
extending fertility
reproductive psychology
bioethics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/5/76

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