Fertility Preservation
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Fertility preservation is storing eggs, sperm, or reproductive tissues under extremely cold temperatures. This is an effective method to conserve fertility. You can retrieve these eggs or sperm in the future, thaw them, and use them to have your baby.
What Kinds Of Treatments Are Used To Preserve Fertility?
There are some fertility preservation methods hospitals use to help preserve their patient’s fertility. At her fertility clinic, Dr. Niveditha primarily provides the following fertility preservation treatments.
Egg Freezing
Egg freezing, or oocyte cryopreservation, is the process of collecting mature eggs from the ovaries and freezing them. Here is the breakdown of the process you undergo during egg freezing under Dr. Niveditha.
- The doctor will first assess your fertility and health condition. If you have any abnormalities, they will be treated before starting the procedure.
- After treatments, you will be given some fertility medications, which you should take regularly for the required number of days. These medications are hormonal injections that will stimulate your ovaries to mature more than one egg simultaneously.
- Dr. Niveditha will regularly check the development of the follicles. When the egg follicles reach the optimum size, you will be given hCG injections to promote egg rupture.
- Around 36 hours after the hCG injections, your eggs will be retrieved from the ovaries. This minimally invasive procedure involves inserting a needle through the ovaries and collecting the mature egg follicles. (You will be under anesthesia, so you won’t feel any pain).
- These egg follicles will be frozen in a container under your name. You can use them to get pregnant in the future.
Sperm Freezing
Like women, men also have sperm freezing for fertility preservation. This process is fairly simple. Men will be given a sterile container into which they have to collect their semen sample and provide it to the hospital.
They can do it by masturbating into the container or undergoing sperm aspiration procedures in case of infertility issues.
The collected semen samples will be frozen and stored under their name. They can thaw the sperm and use it in IUI or IVF in the future.
Why Preserve Your Fertility
Preserving your fertility is one of the best ways to save your chances of having your own baby in the future.
There is no guarantee that you will be just as fertile as you are now. Even if you have no health or fertility complications, you cannot prevent aging and the decline of fertility it causes.
So, if you wish to have a high chance of getting pregnant and having your baby in the future, visit Dr. Niveditha and preserve your fertility today.
Now, let’s look at some reasons you should preserve your fertility.
Age
As you already know, your fertility decreases as your age increases. Most doctors consider the 20s to be the age when a person will be the most fertile.
If you wish to delay having a baby till your 30s, it is best to preserve your fertility when you are fertile.
Cancer therapy
If you are going to undergo cancer treatments like radiation therapy, chemotherapy, etc., you should preserve your fertility before starting the treatments. This is because these treatments are known to affect a person’s fertility.
Occupational hazards
If you work in a hazardous area where you are exposed to toxins and harmful chemicals, it is best to preserve your fertility to protect against infertility conditions in the future.
Fertility conditions
- Women: If you have any fertility conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids, etc., you can preserve your fertility, undergo treatment, cure the issue, and then try for pregnancy.
- Men: If men have fertility conditions like varicocele that can affect fertility, they can freeze their sperm beforehand.
When Is It Time To Discuss Fertility Preservation With My Doctor?
There is no “right” time to discuss fertility preservation with your doctor. You can choose to preserve your eggs or sperm anytime you want to. However, here are some times when consulting your doctor regarding fertility preservation will be a good option.
- When you are in your late 20s and are planning to delay pregnancy for a few more years.
- If you have any serious medical condition (like cancer) that requires undergoing treatments that can potentially affect your fertility.
- If you have just been diagnosed with some infertility issues and need to undergo treatments.
- If you or your partner have a family history of genetic issues and fear passing it on to the baby.
- If you are a single or same-sex couple, who wishes to have a baby sometime in the future.
Why Choose Dr. Niveditha For Fertility Preservation?
Are you planning to preserve your fertility and use it in the future? Visit Dr. Niveditha for quality fertility preservation procedures.
- Several years of experience conducting fertility preservation.
- High success rate in fertility preservation procedures.
- Advanced technology laboratory and preservation equipment to facilitate quality egg and sperm freezing.
- Highly skilled staff who will provide quality care and support throughout the procedure.
- Affordable treatments that can be chosen by all.
FAQs
There will be no major side effects in the fertility preservation procedure. However, some women might have some mild side effects like bleeding, nausea, fatigue, headache, etc., due to the hormonal injections.
Apart from egg and semen freezing, there are also some methods like ovarian or testicular tissue freezing, gonadal shielding, ovarian transposition, and surgical removal of the cervix.
When a couple is ready to have a baby, the fertility doctor will retrieve their frozen eggs and sperm, thaw them, fertilize them using the IVF or ICSI method, and transfer the embryo into the female partner’s uterus. The embryo will implant and result in pregnancy.
