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. 2013 Sep;41(9):518-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Aug 21.

[Social egg freezing: which problems?]

[Article in French]
J Belaisch-Allart  1 , M Brzakowski, A Chouraqui, I Grefenstette, J-M Mayenga, E Muller, Y Belaid, O Kulski
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[Social egg freezing: which problems?]

[Article in French]
J Belaisch-Allart et al. Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

In today's society, many women push pregnancy further away from the "right" childbearing age. Assisted reproduction, except egg donation, is unable to fully overcome the effect of age on fertility loss. The effectiveness of oocyte vitrification is demonstrated, and oocyte vitrification is allowed in the French Bioethics law of 2011. In the French law, oocyte' s cryopreservation is proposed to oocyte donors without child. Social egg freezing for non-medical reason is already legal in some countries, but leads to new debates and discussions.

Keywords: Autoconservation ovocytaire; Cryoconservation; Cryopreservation; Delayed Childbearing; Maternité retardée; Oocyte vitrification; Social egg freezing; Vitrification ovocytaire.

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