embryo freezing
Suspended conception storage
Embryo freezing is the preservation of fertilized eggs at extremely low temperatures, typically for later use in fertility treatments.
Couples undergoing IVF often freeze surplus embryos: We have three embryos frozen from our last cycle.
The technique allows postponing pregnancy or donating embryos to others.
Also called embryo cryopreservation.
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- frozen embryosPreserved early-stage fertilized cells
- liquid nitrogenCryogenic form of air's main component
- storage tankContainer for bulk materials
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- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- Freezingquick freeze, flash freeze, deep freeze, freeze drying, subzero