How and why do we freeze eggs or embryos to preserve fertility?

By Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).

Last Update: 05/02/2023

Michelle Emblenton, biochemist at inviTRA, tells us why eggs and embryos are being frozen:

Read the full article on: What is fertility preservation? – cryopreservation of eggs and sperm ( 8).

Michelle Lorraine Embleton

B.Sc. Ph.D.

Biochemist

PhD in Biochemistry, University of Bristol, UK, specialising in DNA : protein intereactions. BSc honours degree in Molecular Biology, Univerisity of Bristol. Translation and editing of scientific and medical literature.

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