Egg Banks: Moving the Concept from Wishful Thinking to Clinical Reality

Egg Banks: Moving the Concept from Wishful Thinking to Clinical Reality

I believe we have entered the era of “egg banking” and it is likely that recent improvements in the method of cryobiology of female gametes will forever change the way in which we approach assisted reproduction. In my 26 years of clinical practice I have seen few innovations as significant as oocyte vitrification and the impact promises to be profound. So many times patients have mused, “Wouldn’t it be great if there were egg banks just like there are sperm banks?” I always believed that someday this would likely occur; I am just pleased that it is happening right now.