The future potential of cryopreservation for assisted reproduction

the future of assisted reproduction

The past three decades have witnessed revolution in reproductive medicine. Since the birth of Louise Brown in 1978 (1), there has been an expansion in the number of vitro fertilization treatment worldwide. In the first European Register publication (2) 203,893 IVF/ICSI were reported by eighteen European countries, and by 2002, this number rose to 324,238 cycles from twenty-five countries, accou...

Vitrification: An Emerging Technique for Cryopreservation in Assisted Reproduction Programmes

The future of imaging and assisted reproduction

The clinician has many tools in evaluating the patient with diseases of the reproductive tract: patient history, a thorough examination, an array of serum tests, and several imaging studies. In order to obtain and interpret the appropriate tests, the clinician requires a basic understanding of how each radiologic modality functions and which test will best serve the patient. An intimate knowled...

Cryopreservation of Oocytes and Embryos in Human Assisted Reproduction

• des Dachverbands Reproduktionsbiologie und -medizin (DVR), • der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Reproduktionsmedizin (DGRM), • der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie (OEGRM), • der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Andrologie (DGA), • des Bundesverbandes Reproduktionsmedizinischer Zentren Deutschlands (BRZ), • der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologische Endokrino...

Cryopreservation of Embryos and Oocytes in Human Assisted Reproduction

Both sperm and embryo cryopreservation have become routine procedures in human assisted reproduction and oocyte cryopreservation is being introduced into clinical practice and is getting more and more widely used. Embryo cryopreservation has decreased the number of fresh embryo transfers and maximized the effectiveness of the IVF cycle. The data shows that women who had transfers of fresh and f...