Egg freezing is a kind of fertility insurance which women opt for. It allows a lady to conceive at a later age in her life with her own eggs, even if the fertility possibility has lowered. Below here are some details of egg freezing and the procedure of oocyte cryopreservation and egg freezing success rate. If you think that your fertility may have declined in the past few years, you must choose a reputed and reliable clinic and a good physician to see if egg freezing will help in your case or not. When should you get your eggs frozen?
A woman starts losing her fertility starting from age of 35 to 40. Sometimes poor lifestyle and genetic factors mays lead to infertility at an earlier age. Basically, 32-33 is the perfect age for egg freezing, but if you have some symptoms of fertility issues as of now such as irregular periods, heavy or light bleeding, too much pain or fibroids, then you should immediately visit a fertility specialist and get your fertility status checked. And, if any of the reports suggest a low fertility indication, then you should go for egg freezing earlier. Your egg quality is one of the major reasons for IVF failure and if you get your eggs preserved during your young age, it increases the chances of a successful pregnancy even at a later stage in life. Cost of egg freezing The cost of egg freezing in India ranges from INR 70,000 to 150,000. The fees may get lower if you don’t use all the injections for stimulation. You have to pay an additional yearly cost to keep the eggs frozen till you choose to use them. The procedure of egg freezing After your fertility tests have been done and the doctor will evaluate your present fertility status and you will be asked to come on the second day of your period cycle. Your doctor commences ovarian stimulations and for the upcoming 10 to 12 days you are given injections. Some women may have slight side-effects because of the injections while others may not experience anything. Those women, who have a PCOS history, ensure to discuss it with your physician before going for ovarian stimulations. The hormones lead to the growth of multiple follicles and eggs which mature. When sufficient numbers of follicles are visible, your doctor will give you an injection of HCG and finally the eggs are collected in the next 40 hours. Eggs are collected through follicle with the help of a small and hollow needle. The needle is inserted in the vagina via the guidance of ultrasound. The procedure is done under anesthesia so that the patient doesn’t experience any pain. The human oocyte is the biggest single cell of human body and has a big amount of water. It is a little tough to freeze in comparison to sperms and embryos because there are chances of water changing to ice crystals The vitrification and thawing of oocyte are done cautiously so that your doctor can freeze the egg. Thus, it is important to choose a reliable and reputed lab for this purpose. How can you use the frozen eggs in the future? When you wish to get pregnant, the frozen eggs are cautiously thawed i.e. sited in a warm solution and checked. Around 75% of the eggs are perfectly accessible for fertilization. The cryopreserved eggs are usually fertilized with the process of ICSI in which one sperm is injected in the egg for the process of fertilization. The egg freezing success rate chances are 70 to 75%. So, if you have frozen around 10 of your eggs then there are chances that you have 5 to 6 embryos which can be transferred to the uterus. Risks involved with egg freezing Risks involved with egg freezing are same as those involved in an IVF process
Long term data hasn’t been collected yet for frozen eggs and its success. However, reports suggest that for more than 10 years women have kept their eggs frozen and got successful outcomes. Although women with frozen eggs can have babies even at the age of 40 but it puts both the baby and mom-to-be at risk. Usually the eggs frozen during your 30s should be safely used in 10 years. Even though the eggs may be safe but it may get tough for you to carry a baby after the age of 45. Read more: Things you should know about Egg Freezing
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