Knowledge BaseEmbryo Freezing (Cryopreservation)
Embryo freezing is a well-established form of assisted conception treatment. An increasing number of IVF clinics worldwide are now able to freeze spare embryos for later transfer . Cryopreservation a llow s maximizing the potential for conception for IVF and prevent s wastage of viable normal spare embryos. Perhaps this is the most important advantage of cryopreservation. Approximately 50% of women may have spare embryos available for freezing . P regnancy and live birth rates with frozen-thawed embryo transfer is as high as those achieved with fresh embryo transfer . This is a cost effective method for future IVF trials in case the first trial fails.
