Vitrification is a cryopreservation method that allows the oocytes obtained from a patient to be preserved for later use, thus making it possible to preserve female fertility.
For this purpose, cryoprotective substances are used to prevent the oocytes from being damaged in the process, since they will be preserved in liquid nitrogen at -196ºC.
Read the full article on: What is meant by egg vitrification and what are its advantages? ( 58).
By Aurea García Segovia B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Felipe Gallego Terris B.Sc, M.Sc (embriologist), Laura Molina Sotomayor (embryologist), Marta Zermiani M.D., Ph.D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Sara Salgado B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Sergio Rogel Cayetano M.D. (gynecologist), Silvia Azaña Gutiérrez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Victoria Moliner BSc, MSc (embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 05/23/2022
