Forecast calls for freeze all IVF
Spring is nearly here, but Texans know to keep coats within reach. The average date of a late freeze in Austin is March 4th. At Ovation Fertility Austin, that has us thinking about the emerging lab technique called freeze all IVF. Rather than transferring embryos within days of egg retrieval and fertilization, evidence supports waiting a month or more with embryos safely stored in liquid nitrogen at temperatures -196˚C below zero. Since 1984, fertility specialists have successfully accessed frozen and thawed embryos after cryopreservation. In the past, the standard protocol called for transferring fresh embryos during IVF because they were…
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