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Carrier Screening For Women Undergoing Elective Oocyte Cryopreservation (Eoc): A Look At Practice Among Reproductive Endocrinologists At An Academic Fertility Clinic, Melissa Manuelli
Human Genetics Theses
Elective oocyte cryopreservation (EOC) is a process involving freezing and banking oocytes with the intention to be used in the future for pregnancy. Cryopreserving oocytes allows women to enhance their reproductive autonomy by reducing the effects of age-relatedfertility decline. Similarly, expanded carrier screening (ECS) completed prior to conception allows women to consider their full range of reproductive options including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), use of donor gametes, and prenatal testing and diagnosis. In this retrospective chart review, we examine carrier screening practices for 106 EOC patients, and an age-matched control group of 106 IVF patients who …