Pune IVF

Dr. Samidha Dalvi-Amale

Egg Freezing

A blastocyst is an embryo on Days 5-7 of cell division in which two types of cells are present — a group that forms the placenta and a group that forms the fetus.

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Why is Egg freezing (important)

A woman’s age is the most important factor affecting fertility. A woman is born with all of the eggs she will ever have and over time due to ovulation and the natural process of cell loss called atresia her egg count will declineand her egg quality will diminish due to the accumulation of chromosomal abnormalities in an egg.  Due to this process, a woman’s chance at conceiving will decrease gradually from age 30-35. And after age 40 there is a sharp decline in fertility leading to decreased conception and increased miscarriage rates. Freezing eggs can help to preserve your ability to have a child in the future since the number and quality of eggs are frozen in time.

The best time to have a baby is a personal decision that takes significant thought and consideration. You may choose to freeze eggs for a number of reasons:

Timing: You may not be ready to start a family now due to situations like education, career, travel, money and other obligations. You may not have found the suitable partner yet or you just aren’t ready.

Family Building: You may already have a child (or children) but when you are ready for more your fertility is probably affected.

Undecided: You aren’t sure now if you want children in the future.

Medical: Certain medical conditions may impair your ability to have children, such as primary ovarian insufficiency, endometriosis and cancer treatments.

Any woman who is interested in having a child in the future but is not ready now for whatever reason can increase the chance that they will become a parent one day by freezing eggs now.

  • The goal in egg freezing is to save the eggs that would have been lost in the natural process of cell loss and ovulation.
  • This is carried out by giving hormonal injections for about 8-10 days. These hormones (also called gonadotropins) are naturally occurring and are essentially the very same ones that your brain releases to stimulate the eggs in your ovary.
  • Since we want more than just one egg to develop in the ovary, you will take higher doses of these hormones than your brain ordinarily produces.
  • During this period, you’ll have 5–7 short visits with your doctor consisting of a blood test and an ultrasound. During this process, your doctor will assess your response to the medication and make adjustments depending on how your eggs are growing.
  • Once the number and size of the eggs in the ovary are deemed sufficient, the retrieval process is performed.
  • You will receive mild anaesthesia so that you do not feel anything and the entire procedure takes about 15 minutes.
  • We use an ultrasound probe in the vagina attached to a needle. A very small puncture is made through the vaginal wall which then enters the ovary. The fluid from what are called follicles, which enclose the eggs, are sucked out through this very thin needle. The fluid is then handed off to the embryologist in the embryology lab.
  • The embryologist examines the fluid under the microscope to evaluate for the presence of these microscopic eggs, and freezes the eggs that appear viable with the most sophisticated vitrification protocol.
  • When you are ready to have a child, your frozen eggs will be thawed and fertilized in our lab. The resulting embryo can then be transferred into your uterus.