Egg Cryopreservation

Mature oocyte cryopreservation, also known as egg freezing is a method used to save women’s ability to get pregnant in the future. This technique has been used to enable women to postpone pregnancy whether for medical reasons such as cancer treatment or for social reasons such as studying or employment. The first human birth from a frozen oocyte was reported in 1986.

Why it’s done:

Egg freezing doesn’t require sperm because the eggs aren’t fertilized before they’re frozen. Oocytes Cryopreservation can be considered for a variety of reasons which are as following:

  • Patients (women) who required chemotherapy or pelvic radiation therapy due to which their fertility may affect.
  • Removing the ovaries due to genetic diseases (e.g. BRCA mutation).
  • Damage to the ovaries due to surgeries.
  • Premature of ovarian 0failure because of chromosomal abnormalities such as Turner syndrome, fragile X syndrome etc.
  • Ovarian diseases
  • Risk of premature ovarian failure due to family history of early menopause.
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