They are formed in a woman's body before birth and have to be on standby for decades to possibly be fertilized one day. But ...

The use of human oocytes to carry out similar procedures has already been licensed by the HFEA 5, but the shortage of donated human oocytes 6 has prompted the search for an alternative, hence the ...

Oocyte cryopreservation is a suitable fertility preservation option for women who are not partnered, have ethical objections to cryopreserving embryos or wish to have complete reproductive autonomy.