egg freezing
program
Oocyte cryopreservation
(egg freezing program)
Oocyte cryopreservation, the scientific name for egg freezing, is a technique that allows women to freeze and store their eggs until they want to start or expand their families. There are both social and medical indications for egg freezing. Social indications include couples who plan to delay either starting or expanding their families. Medical indications include females undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or those with autoimmune diseases, low ovarian reserve, or family history of premature ovarian failure.
When a client decides to utilize the egg freezing program at Sunrise and embark on their fertility journey with us, we start by performing a series of diagnostic tests including a hormone profile, ovarian reserve testing, and an ultrasound to assess possible egg quantity outcome. Following these diagnostic tests, we then initiate a protocol to stimulate the ovaries with hormones which encourages the release of multiple eggs instead of the single egg typically released per menstrual cycle. Follow up visits are then required to monitor the response and progress of the ovarian stimulation by ultrasound.
“Until recently, the practice of the abdominal method of egg retrieval has been relatively rare as few centers have the experience or capability to offer this service”
When the ovaries are ready, egg retrieval is performed either vaginally or abdominally, upon the patient’s request, under general anesthesia. Until recently, the practice of the abdominal method of egg retrieval has been relatively rare as few centers have the experience or capability to offer this service. Sunrise IVF has both the experience and capability, as well as the expertise, to offer this option to our patients. During egg retrieval, we aim to retrieve approximately 15-20 eggs in hopes of being able to give our patients the best possible outcome of fertility preservation.
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