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Nature 431, 886 (21 October 2004) | doi:10.1038/431886a; Published online 20 October 2004

Infertility specialists counsel caution over frozen eggs

Helen Pearson

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Reproduction techniques not ready for prime time.

Research advances that enable women's eggs and ovarian tissue to be frozen for later use in assisted reproduction are not yet suitable for widespread adoption, says a report from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).The methods "are by no means ready for prime time," Mark Fritz of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, head of an ASRM committee that advises members on clinical practice, told the society's annual meeting in Philadelphia this week.

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