When Freezing Eggs Represents a Reasonable Fertility Alternative

ACOG currently recommends that oocyte cryopreservation be offered to women at risk for early ovarian failure; evidence does not yet support its use simply to defer childbearing.

Technological advances in freezing human eggs have improved the likelihood of pregnancy success to the point that such procedures should no longer be considered experimental. In a Committee Opinion, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists expands on previous guidelines published jointly with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (Fertil Steril 2013; 99:37). Oocyte cryopreservation should be offered to women aged ≤35 as an alternative to cryopreserving embryos before treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs or pelvic radiotherapy for cancer. In addition, women with genetic conditions (e.g., fragile X premutation, mosaicism for monosomy X) that predispose them to prema…

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Robert W. Rebar, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

Editorial BoardsEndoText; Clinical OB/GYN Alert

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)

Robert W. Rebar, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

Editorial BoardsEndoText; Clinical OB/GYN Alert

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)

When Freezing Eggs Represents a Reasonable Fertility Alternative

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