Gynecology, Obstetrics and In Vitro Fertilization Specialist Op. Dr. Seval Taşdemir explained to you what the egg freezing method is and in what cases it is applied.
The egg freezing method, which women used to have children in the future, was previously only applied to cancer patients. Today, with the change made in the in vitro fertilization regulations by the Ministry of Health, women who have decreased ovarian reserve at an early age or who are at risk of early menopause are allowed to have their eggs frozen, provided that they can prove this situation.
Fertility can be protected
Pregnancies and live births can be achieved by placing frozen eggs and ovarian tissue in different parts of the body.
The chemotherapy and radiotherapy used affects the ovarian functions in women, leading to early menopause, which we call premature ovarian failure. Apart from this, various factors such as genetic characteristics, that is, the age of the mother, chromosomal reasons, autoimmune diseases, infections, surgical reasons, various chemicals, smoking and alcohol use, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy nutrition can cause early menopause. In the treatment of early menopause, the identified problems are primarily treated. Then, the period of menopause can be extended with hormone supplements.
The age of marriage and having children has begun to be postponed to later periods for various reasons. For this reason, egg freezing can be performed to preserve fertility against causes of infertility due to early menopause or other factors.
Eggs taken from women whose ovaries may be damaged for various reasons can be frozen for later use in in vitro fertilization applications.
Eggs can be frozen
One of the most important developments is that the tissues taken from women's ovaries can be frozen and stored and used to obtain eggs in the future. Pregnancy can be achieved by placing frozen tissue pieces back into the ovaries. Similar studies are being carried out with male ovarian tissue (testis).
What you need to know about the egg freezing process
Egg freezing. the beginning of the world; It is like an in vitro fertilization treatment protocol. First of all, the process of growing the eggs appropriately or monitoring the eggs in natural cycles is carried out, and then the eggs are collected and stored. The obtained eggs are stored by freezing using various freezing techniques.
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