Preserving fertility for the future- Freezing eggs
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Dr Ashwini Anil Kumar Sirapanasetty
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Who is eligible for freezing eggs?
Whether or not freezing eggs is a good option for you depends on a few different factors that you need to discuss with your doctor. For example, if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, your eligibility for egg freezing may depend on what type of cancer it is and if you’ll have time to complete the fertility preservation process before cancer treatment begins. Your egg supply or quality of eggs starts to decline more rapidly around age 33-38. By 40, 90% of a woman’s eggs are abnormal, which means they don’t have much quality of the eggs which carry the potential for pregnancy. Women who freeze their eggs before age 40 have a greater likelihood of achieving pregnancy with those eggs in the future. But a reproductive endocrinologist (infertility specialist) can provide testing to see if you’re a good candidate.
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Contd from Monday
Who is eligible for freezing eggs?
Whether or not freezing eggs is a good option for you depends on a few different factors that you need to discuss with your doctor. For example, if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, your eligibility for egg freezing may depend on what type of cancer it is and if you’ll have time to complete the fertility preservation process before cancer treatment begins. Your egg supply or quality of eggs starts to decline more rapidly around age 33-38. By 40, 90% of a woman’s eggs are abnormal, which means they don’t have much quality of the eggs which carry the potential for pregnancy. Women who freeze their eggs before age 40 have a greater likelihood of achieving pregnancy with those eggs in the future. But a reproductive endocrinologist (infertility specialist) can provide testing to see if you’re a good candidate.
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