Medicine
8 years ago

Cryopreserved Embryos Pave Way for Accessible IVF, Healthy Twins Born

Human Reproduction
Vitrification of human embryos based on the assessment of suitable conditions for 8-cell mouse embryos
Tetsunori Mukaida, S Wada, Kazuhiro Takahashi, P. B. Pedro, Tie Zhu An, Magosaburo Kasai

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The researchers tested different methods to freeze mouse embryos and found that using glycerol or ethylene glycol resulted in higher survival rates. They then applied this method to freeze human embryos and successfully delivered healthy twin babies from 18 transfers.