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16B - The Freezing of All Embryos Should Be Used for All IVF Cycles

Against

from Section III - The Best Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

By
Mark Bowman
Edited by
Roy Homburg ,
Adam H. Balen  and
Robert F. Casper
Roy Homburg
Affiliation:
Homerton University Hospital, London
Adam H. Balen
Affiliation:
Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Robert F. Casper
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
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Summary

The elective freezing of embryos without fresh transfer is increasingly the preferred protocol for IVF, particularly as it leads to equivalent or better implantation and lower rates of complications. However there is little evidence that every woman will benefit from what is a more prolonged chance to conceive. Therefore it cannot be argued that all patients should undergo this treatment pathway.

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50 Big Debates in Reproductive Medicine , pp. 87 - 89
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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