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Assisted Reproduction
California physicians report first findings in trial on oocyte cryopreservation
November 17th, 2005
Fertility researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, announced the first findings from their ongoing clinical trial on oocyte cryopreservation. John K. Jain, MD, and Richard J. Paulson, MD, physicians from USC Fertility, the nonprofit fertility practice at USC, reported an unprecedented pregnancy success rate of 63% resulting from the use of frozen eggs. This early success rate is reflective of five out of the first eight study volunteers, out of a total number of 20 participants aged 35 or less, achieving pregnancy following oocyte retrieval, cryopreservation, thaw,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-17)
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