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Steps taken to protect and rescue cryopreserved embryos during Hurricane Katrina
Richard P Dickey1, Peter Y Lu, Belinda M Sartor
1The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. rdickeyrei@fertilityinstitute.com
Fertility and Sterility
|July 11, 2006
Abstract:
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating storm that brought lessons in emergency preparedness. All IVF programs should have a plan to protect fresh and cryopreserved embryos in case of natural or human-made disaster.

