ReviewReproductive biomedicine online2020
Fertility preservation during the COVID-19 pandemic: mitigating the viral contamination risk to reproductive cells in cryostorage.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of COVID-19 on fertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART): a systematic review.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologiePooled it
- Development of medical freezing measures in women during the last decade from 2014 to 2023: registry data of the tri-national network FertiPROTEKT.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Effects of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination on the Female Reproductive System: A Narrative ReviewBalkan medical journal · 2023Review
- SARS-CoV-2, fertility and assisted reproduction.Human reproduction update · 2023Review
- Oncofertility and COVID-19: At the Crossroads between Two Time-Sensitive Fields.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Can We Cryopreserve the Sperm of COVID-19 Patients During the Pandemic?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Best Practice Guidelines for Andrology Laboratory Services during COVID-19 Crisis: Cleveland Clinic's Experience.The world journal of men's health · 2021Article
- Viral pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and male reproductive health.Open biology · 2021Review
- WOMEN AND MEN WITH CANCER AND A FUTURE DESIRE FOR CHILDREN - WHAT SHOULD CLINICIANS CONSIDER IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC TIMES?Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Reopening fertility care services across the world in the midst of a pandemic brings with it numerous concerns that need immediate addressing, such as the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the male and female reproductive cells and the plausible risk of cross-contamination and transmission. Due to the novelty of the disease the literature contains few reports confirming an association of SARS-CoV-2 with reproductive tissues, gametes and embryos. Cryobanking, an essential service in fertility preservation, carries the risk of cross-contamination through cryogenic medium and thus calls for risk-mitigation strategies. This review aims to address the available literature on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues, gametes and embryos, with special reference to the possible sources of cross-contamination through liquid nitrogen. Strategies for risk mitigation have been extrapolated from reports dealing with other viruses to the current global crisis, for safety in fertility treatment services in general, and specifically for oncofertility.
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