Center for Reproductive and Fetal Medicine

CYCROSERVATION OF EGGS

CYCROSERVATION OF EGGS

Egg freezing is a new opportunity for women to extend their fertility period

 

NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN COLD MAINTENANCE GIVE A CHOICE, ESPECIALLY TO MANY YOUNG WOMEN PLANNING TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE.

 

Time passes quickly when you are in your twenties and thirties. Priorities are education, career and relationships, but the biological clock is lost in the background . And there is the option of maintaining fertility - the so-called egg cryopreservation.

 

The ovum is vital to female fertility. A newborn baby girl is born with one million immature eggsa in her ovaries and form a unique stock. Throughout a woman's life, most of her eggs are inevitably wasted due to a natural process of egg development and degeneration called apoptosis. When she reaches puberty and has her first period, she is about to 400,000 eggs. About 300–500 of her eggs reach ovulation during the fertile years. From those, only a few are fertilized and lead to pregnancy and childbirth. A woman's fertility ends several years ago before the onset of true menopause, which is the average age 50-51 years old. This means that even a normal menstrual cycle is not a guarantee of fertility as a woman gets older.

Human reproduction is far from equal when comparing women with men. The male testicles produce new sperm almost all their lives, but women have limited period when they are fertile. On average, a woman's fertility begins to decline after her 30th year and this reduction becomes faster after her 35th year. Fertility decreases with age as well the number of eggs decreases and their quality deteriorates. At the same time, the risk of miscarriage increases and chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, such as Down syndrome.

Freezing eggs is a way to pause your fertility while adjusting your life to give birth to a baby. . Especially when statistics show that fertility issues are increasingly being addressed in the modern population.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING TREATMENT

LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE EGGS

The first step for those women who are thinking of freezing eggs is to find out how much their ovaries are producing now . An ovarian reserve test uses blood and ultrasound tests to determine how many eggs you have and how much effort your ovaries put into producing mature eggs when you do. ovulation. This portrait of your ovarian function will be an important starting point for what follows. Based on the results of the ovarian reserve test and your medical history, Dr. Alexandros Traianos will be able to estimate the ideal number of eggs to be frozen.

 

Fertilization of eggs to maintain fertility - who is it for?

The freezing of ova for medical reasons to maintain fertility was a normal process for years. For example, before starting cancer treatments that can damage the ovaries. There are other medical reasons as well severe endometriosis or certain autoimmune diseases, whose treatment can to reduce the ovarian reserve prematurely. There may also be reasons other than medical reasons for maintaining fertility. With the freezing of ova before the age of 35, a woman can give herself extra time, for example, to find a suitable partner and increase her chances of having her own child. Even women in a relationship can have different reasons to think egg cryopreservation. Note, however, that its purpose egg cryopreservationn is not to help women who are close to menopause, but for those who want extra time to start a family.

 

To learn more about the fertility program send us a message or call us at (+30) 2310 277 032

 

 

 

 

* The content on this blog is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health care providers with questions you may have about medical conditions.

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FREQUENT QUESTIONS

The association of IVF drugs with cancer risk is a major concern for women enrolled in these programs. But the plethora of bibliographic reports collected from credible scientific studies and published in reputable medical journals worldwide are reassuring and do not confirm this concern.

Of course not. In about a third of cases, infertility is due to the woman (female factor), while in a third of cases, it is due to the man (male factor). The remaining one-third is due to both (both men and women) or even to unknown factors.

The quantity and quality of a man's sperm can be affected by his health and lifestyle. Some factors that can reduce the quantity and / or quality of sperm are:

  • the alcohol
  • drugs
  • environmental toxins, including pesticides and lead
  • smoking
  • health problems
  • medicines
  • radiotherapy and chemotherapy
  • the age

Success rates vary at each IVF Center. Very important factors are also the age of the woman, the levels of her hormones and of course the sperm of the husband. Rates generally range from 45% or slightly higher for women up to 35 years old.

Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year (or 6 months, if it is a woman over 35) with normal, regular sexual intercourse. In other words, when a year passes without the woman becoming pregnant, the couple should consult their doctor to determine the cause of the pregnancy and then treat it. We must all, however, be aware and not forget that the age factor is the most critical for female fertility and that the individualized approach of each couple is the "golden key" that solves the problem.

The number of treatment cycles a woman can undergo is not specified. It is certain that in our country there are high level obstetricians-gynecologists and organized infertility treatment centers, which offer impeccable medical services at this level. If there are correct indications (eg ovaries that respond to stimulation therapy, good quality endometrium, etc.) the success rate -especially with the use of newer techniques and biotechnological drugs, which show increased bioactivity compared to conventional drugs from urine- totals approximately 65%-70% after 4 cycles of treatment.

At the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Dr. Traianos we offer egg / sperm cryopreservation services for those who have a personal or medical reason and need this service. We use the most modern vitrification technique in the freezing of sperm and eggs.

The collection of eggs takes 10-15 minutes, it is not painful, it is done under intoxication and after the end of the process you return to your activities.

In general, experts agree that the fact that a couple has already had a child can be considered evidence that there is no infertility problem in the first place. It is like a small test that has been done and proves that they "succeeded" at least once. On the other hand, we need to know that in the meantime things may have changed and a problem may have arisen (eg the man may have had some inflammation that affects the quality of his sperm or has mediated something that affects female fertility: an inflammation, a gynecological surgery, an abortion, etc.). In any case, if a reasonable period of time (one year) passes and a couple can not achieve a pregnancy, then he should with the help of his doctor investigate if there has been a problem that causes infertility.