What do you need to know about egg freezing?

Egg cryopreservation is a state-of-the-art and technologically advanced technique that can help you insure your reproductive health for the future. Today we are going to tell you the main thing about egg freezing.

Temperature

Eggs are stored in liquid nitrogen that maintains the temperature of minus 196 degrees. At this temperature, all biological processes cease inside them, and they can be stored indefinitely.

Indications for use

You can have your own eggs frozen just if you wish to or if you are not yet ready to have a child. Doctors especially recommend such programmes for women with reduced ovarian reserve, those who are about to have ovarian surgery or chemotherapy (with the permission of the oncologist).

Cryopreservation

Cells are frozen by the most modern method - vitrification. In this case, the cells are first treated with cryoprotective agents and instantly cooled to the desired temperature (to prevent the formation of ice crystals).

Use of cells

Cryopreserved eggs can be used in IVF protocols in cases of infertility.

Stages

In the programme, you will have a hormonal stimulation of ovulation (performing injections or taking drugs) and a puncture of the follicles (performed under anesthesia). Then, the specialists process the eggs, count, and freeze them. Cryopreserved cells are stored for the period you need.

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