What is egg freezing?
Egg freezing is the preserving of eggs at low temperatures for the purpose of planning future pregnancies.
Who should undergo egg freezing?
Those with diseases that cause germ cells to degenerate more easily, including autoimmune diseases such as SLE or endometriosis
Those who have been subject to treatment affecting germ cells such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery of ovaries or the female reproductive system
Those who plan to have children in the future but are not quite ready at present
Egg freezing process
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Consult a doctor for medical history review and physical
Monitor the quantity, number, and the size of the eggs in
Retrieve mature eggs, which takes about 30 minutes without causing any pain
Induce ovulation by injection into the abdomen, starting around the 2 nd or 3 rd day of the menstrual cycle
Eggs are stored frozen in the laboratory, ready for when the couple is ready to conceive
examination in preparation for egg freezing
3-4 visits to the doctor
Schedule a doctor’s appointment
Packages
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