Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 8th, 2004
At Stanford University Medical Center, the in vitro fertilization laboratory freezes eggs on an experimental basis, usually for women who are about to undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatment and are concerned about losing their future fertility.
The IVF lab has now launched a study aimed at increasing the proportion of eggs that survive the freezing process and can be successfully fertilized (about 75%).
"We think egg freezing holds great promise, and this study will...
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