Egg Vitrification
¿Qué es la vitrificación de óvulos?
The Egg Vitrification it is an effective method for those women who wish to postpone their maternity. So it's a great option if you're not ready to get pregnant right now, but want the chance to be a mom in the future.
It is important to consider that with age the quality and number of oocytes decrease, so the best age to cryopreserve the ovules is before 35 years of age.
Why should you do it?
There are different reasons why this procedure is recommended, the main ones are:
- You have a disease that may affect your fertility.
- If you need to undergo treatment to fight cancer or another disease that may affect your sperm quality.
- You will undergo In Vitro Fertilization.
- Deseas preservar tus óvulos para usarlos en el futuro.
Procedure
The first step in the Egg Vitrification onsists of ovarian stimulation so that a greater quantity of mature oocytes is produced. These must be extracted through a puncture and later stored in Liquid Nitrogen to preserve them. It is important to mention that this process does not affect the quality of the eggs in any way, in addition, an advantage offered by this technique is that the eggs can remain frozen for as long as necessary.
To achieve a pregnancy with vitrified ovules it is necessary to undergo In Vitro Fertilization: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) or PICSI,.