Are you concerned that your biological clock is ticking while you consider your future plans, but you are not quite ready to establish a family? Or are you being compelled to select between remaining fertile and undergoing care for a severe illness like cancer? Egg freezing can be the best way to ensure that you have children in the future. Dr. Mor of California Center for Reproductive Health has successfully conducted egg freezing for numerous women across Los Angeles using professional, personalized ovarian stimulation regimens. He employs a straightforward and safe assisted reproductive approach. To determine if egg freezing in Encino is appropriate for you, call the office or request an appointment online today.
What Exactly Is Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing is an in-office treatment during which Dr. Mor extracts eggs (oocytes) from your ovaries and freezes them for a future pregnancy. A mature, healthy egg preserved through cryopreservation can remain viable for ten years or more. In truth, there is no conclusive proof that the quality of frozen eggs deteriorates with time.
For women who are reluctant to store viable embryos, it is worth noting that egg freezing retains only non-fertilized eggs. Before maturing into a viable pregnancy, these eggs can only be inseminated with donor sperm.
Who Is The Right Candidate For Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing has become a popular option for women who wish to delay having children for the time being but want to guarantee they have a supply of viable eggs in the future. You may contemplate undertaking this treatment if you:
- Contemplate having your ovaries eliminated because of a hereditary condition, such as the BRCA mutation
- Have a health issue that may affect fertility with time, like sickle cell anemia
- Are undergoing chemotherapy or other procedures that may impact your fertility
- Intend to have surgery that could harm your ovaries
- Have a history of early menopause in your family
In addition, due to job or lifestyle choices, numerous women are choosing to have kids in their late 30s and early 40s. However, because ovaries normally generate less healthy eggs as you age, it might compromise your chances to conceive.
Women in their mid-to-late-twenties or early-thirties can freeze their mature eggs until they are prepared to have a kid.
How Does The Egg Freezing Process Work?
At California Center for Reproductive Health, Dr. Mor begins your care with a detailed assessment that involves a pelvic ultrasound, and a thorough review of the process. Your doctor also suggests lab testing to determine the quality and quantity of eggs accessible in your ovaries.
The egg retrieval and freezing procedure entail using drugs (fertility medications) to stimulate your ovaries to generate several mature eggs for harvesting. This process could take six to eight weeks.
It is worth noting that most women only generate one mature egg every month. Based on your age, Dr. Mor suggests collecting and storing 12-16 eggs.
Whenever ultrasound imaging indicates that the eggs are ready, the retrieval step of the process begins. It usually takes about half an hour. To ensure you remain comfortable throughout treatment, Dr. Mor administers anesthesia through an intravenous line.
Expect some minor cramping following the procedure. The eggs are then promptly frozen and maintained for IVF use in the future.
Looking for a solution to your fertility concerns? Contact California Center for Reproductive Health over the phone or book an egg freezing consultation online.
