When a woman or couple decides to use any of their vitrified embryos to attempt a new transfer and a new gestation, the embryos must be previously thawed.
The embryo devitrification technique is much simpler than the vitrification of the embryos, since the only thing that has to be done is to remove the straw containing the embryos from the liquid nitrogen tank. The straw is then placed in a devitrification medium at room temperature.
Subsequently, the embryos are passed through different devitrification media to rehydrate their cellular structures.
Read the full article on: What is embryo vitrification? How and when is this procedure used? ( 56).
By Álvaro Martínez Moro B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Blanca Paraíso M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Edurne Martínez Sanz B.Sc., M.Sc. (senior clinical embryologist), Mark P. Trolice M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.E. (reproductive endocrinologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 11/13/2023
