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Social Freezing

Rettung vor der Infertilität im Alter?

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Über Social Freezing, dem vorsorglichen Einfrieren von Eizellen, damit eine Frau auch noch in späteren Jahren schwanger werden kann, wird viel diskutiert. Im Mittelpunkt des nachfolgenden Beitrags stehen weniger ethische als vielmehr medizinische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte. Wie funktioniert Sozial Freezing, welche Erfolgsraten sind zu erwarten, wer lässt sich behandeln, und was kostet die Behandlung?

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Baston-Büst, D.M., Krüssel, JS. Rettung vor der Infertilität im Alter?. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 157, 40–44 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-015-2771-5

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