چكيده لاتين :
Throughout the last two decades, signifi- T cant advances have been made in oocyte
cryopreservation and over 150 babies
have been born from fertilized frozenthawed
oocytes. Oocyte cryopreservation is
analogous to semen cryopreservation for men. It
is potentially the best way to preserve female
fertility and offers important benefits to unmarried
women or young girls at risk of losing ovarian
function as a result of surgery or cancer chemotherapy,
women who work with toxins or
teratogens, and women who are concerned about
age-related infertility. Many women today are
involved with education or developing their careers
and for majority of them, being married
and having children may not be feasible until
they are in their late 30s and early 40s. In all of
these cases, oocyte cryopreservation may be an
appropriate solution. On the other hand, cryopreserved
oocytes of infertile couples that have
completed their families could be an important
source of oocyte donation to help other couples.
In addition, oocyte cryopreservation presents an
attractive alternative to embryo storage, which is
often fraught with religious, ethical, and legal
complications. While oocyte cryopreservation
success has increased overtime, the pregnancy
rates remain low and there is still concern about the safety of the procedure.
