Vitrification is a manual technique that is routinely used in assisted reproduction clinics for the cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos in liquid nitrogen at -196oC. There are different methods of vitrification, the most used being the Cryotop of Kitazato. This is a manual process that requires precision and experience to achieve a good result. For this reason, the correct execution of the technique is considered key in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, as it can favor the preservation of fertility and optimize clinical results.~The purpose of the study is to validate the viability of the automated vitrification process, to obtain survival rates similar to or superior to manual processes, and also the capacity to provide greater reproducibility in the results.~The automatic exchange of vitrification and devitrification fluids in human oocytes is as efficient as the manual procedure, in terms of survival (85-90%), but with significantly lower variability between technicians and between centers (95% reproducibility), as well as reduced manual processing times.~The initial hypothesis is that automated vitrification equals or improves the manual technique, thus introducing a new standardized protocol for clinical use.
The main objective of this clinical research project is to validate the preparation procedures for vitrification and devitrification of human samples, using an automated device (DaVitri) developed by Overture Life.