Vitrification: Why Women Are Freezing Their Eggs Now, More Than Ever? Thanks to a new study, the stereotype surrounding the type of women who delay their reproductive goals is changing. The study, conducted by Yale anthropologist Marcia Inhorn, examined a sample of 150 women split between seven in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics in Israel (36 women) and the United States (114 women). Each woman interviewed had completed one cycle of oocyte cryopreservation, also known as vitrification. Vitrification is a scientific process that freezes ovarian egg cells in seconds. Costs of Vitrification: The revolution of vitrification allows large-scale embryo banking because the cells are not damaged by ice crystallization like former processes.…