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  2. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation - Wikipedia

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    Tissue can then be thawed and implanted near the fallopian, either orthotopic (on the natural location) or heterotopic (on the abdominal wall), [2] where it starts to produce new eggs, allowing normal conception to take place. [4] A study of 60 procedures concluded that ovarian tissue harvesting appears to be safe. [2]

  3. Oocyte cryopreservation - Wikipedia

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    Individuals diagnosed with cancer who have not yet begun chemotherapy or radiotherapy can also benefit from oocyte cryopreservation. [4] Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are toxic to oocytes, reducing the number of viable eggs. In these cases, egg freezing may be used to preserve eggs. [5] [6] [clarification needed] [citation needed]

  4. Fertility preservation - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, because this procedure requires a two-week period of hormonal stimulation to encourage egg maturation, it is not optimal for female patients who are diagnosed with hormone-sensitive cancers (such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, etc.) or those who cannot delay cancer treatment. Alternative methods of hormonal stimulation using ...

  5. Egg donation - Wikipedia

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    Egg donation is the process by which a woman donates eggs to enable another woman to conceive as part of an assisted reproduction treatment or for biomedical research. For assisted reproduction purposes, egg donation typically involves in vitro fertilization technology, with the eggs being fertilized in the laboratory; more rarely, unfertilized eggs may be frozen and stored for later use.

  6. Clinics retrieving too many eggs from IVF patients, study ...

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  7. Transvaginal oocyte retrieval - Wikipedia

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    Injection of hCG as a trigger for ovulation confers a risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, especially in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who have been hyperstimulated during previous assisted reproduction cycles. [12] Complications of TVOR include injury to pelvic organs, hemorrhage, and infection.

  8. Are eggs bad for cholesterol? New study reveals how many you ...

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    The new study encouraged patients to eat the whole egg, so eating both the yolks and the whites didn’t have a negative impact on cholesterol in people who ate 12 fortified eggs a week ...

  9. In vitro fertilisation - Wikipedia

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    In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process of fertilization in which an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, then removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from her ovaries and enabling a man's sperm to fertilise them in a culture medium in a laboratory.