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Christopher Chen is an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Singapore who in 1986 was the first to successfully freeze a human egg which subsequently led to egg banks being started around the world. In 1998, he successfully produced Singapore's first IVF sextuplets.

Selected publications

• Chen, C (April 1986). "Pregnancy after human oocyte cryopreservation". Lancet. 1 (8486): 884–6. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(86)90989-X. PMID 2870356. S2CID 40583732.

References

1. "Our Founder". ACRM | Advanced Centre for Reproductive Medicine. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. "History of ICS Singapore Section | International College of Surgeons Singapore Section". www.ics-sg.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
3. Gook, Debra A. (1 September 2011). "History of oocyte cryopreservation". Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 23 (3): 281–289. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.10.018. ISSN 1472-6483. PMID 21549640.
4. "Singapore's First Sextuplets Born To Indonesian Couple". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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