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Boutique Egg Freezing: Empowering Technology or Marketing Phenomenon? A Word of Caution

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The introduction of oocyte vitrification has propelled the field of oncofertility. However, it is becoming increasingly common to offer planned oocyte cryopreservation to healthy, fertile women due to a lack of a partner or other personal issues. The aim of this article is to discuss the pros and cons of planned oocyte cryopreservation along with potential exploitation issues by unregulated clinics and international agencies. This article further encourages obstetricians and gynecologists to discuss these issues of planned oocyte cryopreservation with their patients to empower them to make an educated decision based on research and science rather than be susceptible to entities that stand to gain monetarily by prompting women to fear a childless future.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, 6850 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32827, USA

    Shruti Agarwal (Ob/GYN) & Mark P. Trolice (Professor and REI)

  2. Fertility CARE: The IVF Center, 5901 Brick Court, Winter Park, FL, 32792, USA

    Mark P. Trolice (Professor and REI)

  3. Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, 211 S. Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    Jody Lyneé Madeira (Professor)

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, 128 Apple Street, Suite 3800 Weber CHE, Dayton, OH, 45409, USA

    Steven R. Lindheim (Professor and REI)

  5. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 845 Lingshan Road, Shanghai, 200135, People’s Republic of China

    Steven R. Lindheim (Professor and REI)

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Shruti Agarwal - Ob/GYN; Mark P. Trolice - Professor and REI; Steven R. Lindheim - Professor and REI; Jody Lyneé Madeira - Professor.

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Agarwal, S., Trolice, M.P., Madeira, J.L. et al. Boutique Egg Freezing: Empowering Technology or Marketing Phenomenon? A Word of Caution. J Obstet Gynecol India 71, 560–561 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01528-4

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