Covid-19 pandemic and, 311–13, 315
custody rights and, 298
decrease in stigma of, 15, 314
disposition decisions, 233n, 297–300
embryo freezing compared to, 231, 232, 234, 248
experimental designation for, 49–51, 258n
failures, 285–94, 295n, 297, 301, 303–9, 304–8, 314, 318
financing, 190–92, 197, 198, 231
flash-frozen eggs, 48–49
growth of, xvi, 14–15, 52, 168, 311
history of, 46–48
hormone injections, 15, 34, 62, 64, 67, 81–83, 88, 90–91, 135–36, 151, 161–63, 172, 187, 189, 212–21, 223–26, 244–45, 248, 249, 259, 264, 278, 338, 342
immature eggs and, 153n, 162
insurance and, 32, 53, 203–5
long-term harm and, 220, 222–26
marketing, 15, 183, 185, 256–59, 314
mix-ups, 292
multiple cycles of, 150, 176, 189, 222, 223, 259, 343
new storage options, 315–20, 343
for non-medical reasons, 32
outcomes for children born from, 300–301
ovarian reserve testing and, 129–30
overseas, 197
oversight and regulation, 294–97, 328
planned, 32–33n
procedure, 34–35
pros and cons of, 54–55
psychological benefits of, 269–71
quality of, 232
reasons for, 45, 84–105
retrieval, 34, 35, 44–45, 64, 88, 91–95, 135n, 151, 153, 161, 189, 213, 217, 218, 222, 223, 245, 264–69, 271, 311, 326
social media and, 51–53, 57, 89
success rates, 45, 47–49, 97n, 151, 167–77, 182, 222, 231, 256, 258, 259, 269, 273, 278, 309, 313
tank failures and, 285–94, 295n, 297, 301, 303, 309, 318
technique, 151–54
terms used to describe, 32–33n
unused eggs, 169–70, 172, 176–78
vitrification, 47–49, 151, 153, 169, 170, 171n, 186, 189, 231
vs. embryo freezing, 231, 232, 234, 248
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