egg bank
Frozen fertility storage
An egg bank is a facility that collects, freezes, and stores human eggs (oocytes) for later use in fertility treatments.
Unlike sperm banks, egg banks are relatively recent, since egg freezing technology only became reliable in the 2010s.
Women may donate eggs to a bank or store their own for future pregnancies: She froze her eggs at an egg bank before starting chemotherapy.
Low-temperature biological preservation
- oocyteUndeveloped female gamete
- retrievalAct of getting back
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
thawing · IVF · reproductive · preservation · frozen · harvesting · ovarian · stimulation
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- compensationPayment for services rendered
registry · matching · profile · genetic · screening · consent · agreement · reimbursement
Payment for service
- costRequired payment amount
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
storage fee · payment · catalog · selection · database · subscription · guarantee · refund
Outpatient treatment facility
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
ultrasound · anesthesia · laboratory · cryotank · liquid nitrogen · specimen · protocol · consultation
cryopreservation
Low-temperature biological preservation
vitrification · thawing · IVF · reproductive · preservation · frozen · harvesting · ovarian · stimulation · follicle
donor
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- anonymityUnknown identity state
compensation · registry · matching · profile · genetic · screening · consent · agreement · reimbursement · volunteer
fee
Payment for service
facility · storage fee · payment · catalog · selection · database · subscription · guarantee · refund · package
clinic
Outpatient treatment facility
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
injection · ultrasound · anesthesia · laboratory · cryotank · liquid nitrogen · specimen · protocol · consultation · monitoring
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- biobankscryobank
- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- storage placeswarehouse, vault, storage unit, container, silo
- gendered spacesmens room, powder room, fraternity, sorority, fraternity house
- biospecimensblood samples, tissue samples, DNA samples, saliva samples, biological samples