SPECIALISED UNIT IN OOCYTES CRYOPRESERVATION
Oocyte cryopreservation has become an opportunity for women who decide to postpone childbearing, increasing the options for motherhood at the time of their choice.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SPECIALISED OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION UNIT FOR ME?
The growing demand for this type of treatment and the experience acquired by our professionals has led us to set up this specialised unit, coordinated by Dr Alicia Herencia.
- We accompany you through the whole process with transparent and honest information, from the beginning to the end.
- You will have at your disposal a team of experts with more than 35 years of experience in reproductive medicine.
- You will receive cutting-edge, personalised treatments, with more comfortable stimulations and fewer side effects.
- You will have the security of knowing that your oocytes are in state-of-the-art cryopreservation storage banks.
- We are constantly researching to offer you the best treatment.
- We have a standardised protocol to guarantee the best care in any of our 9 clinics.
WHY IS FREEZING MY EGGS IMPORTANT?
Women are born with all oocytes they will have for the rest of their lives. The ovarian reserve, therefore, is gradually lost between puberty and menopause, which hampers the chances of pregnancy, especially after the age of 35.
For this reason, and although there is no age limit to opt for oocyte cryopreservation, the recommendation would be to do so before the age of 35 if you wish to postpone motherhood. This way, you will able to have a sufficient number of oocytes which, in addition, are of optimum quality to be used whenever you decide to use them.
WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF OOCYTES, A WOMAN UNDER THE AGE OF 35 WILL HAVE A 50% OR HIGHER CHANCE OF PREGNANCY.
The eggs quality, at least in terms of genetics, is closely linked to the woman’s age.
At the age of 35, 70-80% of embryos have a correct chromosomal endowment, whereas at 41 – 42 years of age this percentage is reversed and up to 80% of embryos may have some chromosomal alteration, which hinders the probability of becoming pregnant and increases the miscarriages rate.
Therefore, if a woman freezes her eggs as soon as possible, her risk of miscarriage remains frozen and, if she wishes to have children at the age of 40, she will do so with similar chances to when she froze her eggs.
IN WHICH CASES IS OOCYTE VITRIFICATION INDICATED?
- In case you want to delay future childbearing.
- For medical-surgical reasons or prior to chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment affecting fertility.
- In case of low ovarian reserve.
- For patients with endometriosis who wish to postpone childbearing.
WHAT IS THE OOCYTE VITRIFICATION PROCESS LIKE?
- 1. The first step is to contact our team of medical specialists, who will evaluate your case and propose the best treatment for you.
- 2. Ovarian stimulation: this lasts between 8 and 10 days and during the process we will monitor your ovarian response using ultrasound.
- 3. Oocytes retrieval for freezing.
- 4. Whenever you decide, you can have your oocytes for your In Vitro Fertilisation treatment.
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