Egg Freezing and IVF Treatment: A Guide to Understanding the Process and Risks

Accord Offspring Fertility and IVF center In recent years, fertility preservation techniques like egg freezing and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) have become increasingly popular. At Accord Offspring Fertility and IVF center, we offer women with better control over their reproductive health, allowing them to conceive as per their choice. There are a few techniques which are used by our fertility specialists for offering this freedom to the couples.

Would you consider freezing your eggs to delay parenthood?

Egg freezing, or oocyte cryopreservation, is the process where a woman’s eggs are extracted, frozen, and stored for future use. The main purpose of this procedure is to preserve fertility, giving women the opportunity to conceive at a later stage.

The process followed by the Accord Offspring Fertility and IVF center involves stimulating the ovaries with hormones to produce multiple eggs, retrieving these eggs, and freezing them for future IVF procedures.

Egg Freezing Process involves

1. Ovarian Stimulation: Women are given hormonal injections to stimulate the ovaries for producing multiple eggs. This phase usually lasts 10-14 days.

2. Egg Retrieval: After the ovaries forms enough mature eggs, they are retrieved in a minor surgical procedure under sedation that takes about 20-30 minutes.

3.Freezing: The retrieved eggs are frozen using a process called vitrification at Accord Offspring Fertility and IVF center, which prevents ice crystals from forming, thus preserving the eggs for future use.

What is IVF Treatment?

IVF is a fertility treatment where eggs are fertilized with sperm outside the body in a lab. If successful, the fertilized egg (embryo) is implanted into the uterus to initiate pregnancy.

Risks Involved in Egg Freezing and IVF

1. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

OHSS can occur when the ovaries get hyperstimulated in response to GONATROPHINS. Symptoms can range from mild bloating to severe pain and swelling in abdomen. If left untreated, this can become deadly.

2. Multiple Pregnancies

IVF often leads to multiple pregnancies (twins or triplets), increasing the risk of premature birth and complications during delivery.

3. Emotional Stress

The process can be emotionally taxing, particularly when cycles fail. It’s important to seek emotional and psychological support during treatment.

Success Rate

How would you feel about a process whose success rates are not being guaranteed? In this case, the success rates of both egg freezing and IVF depend on several factors, including age, egg quality, and reproductive health.

Who Should Consider Egg Freezing and IVF?

Egg freezing may be a suitable option for women who –

• Women over 30 and not ready for children yet or those who want to delay motherhood for personal reasons or career choices
• Are undergoing medical treatments (such as chemotherapy) that might affect their fertility
• Have not yet found the right partner but want to preserve their fertility
• Women with blocked or damaged fallopian tubes open to surgical interventions for future conception
• Same-sex couples or single women wanting to conceive

Egg freezing and IVF can offer hope to women and couples struggling with fertility or wanting to preserve reproductive options for the future. However, both procedures come with financial, physical, and emotional costs. At Accord Offspring Fertility and IVF center, we take utmost care in helping you make an informed decision.

Conclusion

Understanding the process, benefits, and risks of egg freezing and IVF can help individuals make informed decisions about their reproductive future. If you’re considering either of these options, speak with the best fertility specialist to explore what might be best for your unique situation.