Postponing Pregnancy Through Oocyte Cryopreservation for Social Reasons: Considerations Regarding Clinical Practice and the Socio-Psychological and Bioethical Issues Involved
Oocyte freezing for ‘social reasons’ refers to women of reproductive age who are aiming to prolong, protect and secure their fertility. The term emerged to describe application of the highly promising technique, namely vitrification on oocytes retrieved through controlled ovarian...
Main Authors: | Mara Simopoulou, Konstantinos Sfakianoudis, Panagiotis Bakas, Polina Giannelou, Christina Papapetrou, Theodoros Kalampokas, Anna Rapani, Ekaterini Chatzaki, Maria Lambropoulou, Chrysoula Lourida, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Konstantinos Pantos, Michael Koutsilieris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-10-01
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Series: | Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/5/76 |
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