Egg Freezing

Egg Freezing

What Is Egg Freezing? Who Can Opt For Egg Freezing?

Egg freezing is technique of preserving eggs at a very low temperature by the method of IVF. Fertility in women starts to drop rapidly in mid and late 30s creating worry and stress in women planning motherhood for later age. Egg freezing is a revolutionary technique that helps women to preserve their fertility and help women to get pregnant with their own eggs at age they desire. Egg freezing has expanded options for women who wish to delay childbirth for personal or medical reasons.

1. It can be availed by both married and unmarried women. Does not require to have a partner.
2. Married couples who want to postpone parenthood, want to enjoy freedom or want to focus on career for another 5-10 years.
3. Young single women who is certain to have child but in late 30s
4. Putting off kids to focus on career or meet the right partner
5. Women diagnosed with cancer or other illness requiring fertility endangering treatment, such women can achieve motherhood after completion of treatment. Egg freezing is recommended in such cases

Egg freezing does not effect the quality of the eggs. More than 2000 healthy babies have been born out of frozen eggs till date. Egg freezing is a way to secure the opportunity of having a healthy, genetically related child in the future.

It is considered ideal to freeze eggs before 36 years of age for better pregnancy outcome.Clinical pregnancy rates decline with advanced maternal age at the time of freezing.Women considering egg freezing should have detailed discussion with their fertility specialist before embarking into the process.