We know that as women age, their egg count and quality decrease. Therefore, getting pregnant becomes more difficult. Perhaps you have a career plan, you are not thinking about having a child at the moment, you have not yet met the person you want to be with, or you are planning a treatment such as chemotherapy that is known to reduce your ovarian reserve.
At this point, the method of egg freezing is very important for women to be able to have children in the future.
In fact, egg freezing covers the first stage of IVF treatment, which means that the eggs are developed and matured with the treatment, then collected under anesthesia and frozen until the date they will be fertilized with sperm in the future.
As you get older and your egg reserve decreases, the number and quality of eggs you can obtain for freezing also decrease. Therefore, if there is a history of early menopause in your family or a decrease in your ovarian reserve is detected, it is important to undergo egg freezing without delay, which can increase your chances of getting pregnant in the future.
Another important point to note is that egg freezing does not guarantee pregnancy. Some of the collected eggs may not be viable after thawing, some of them may not be fertilized, or some of the embryos that have formed may not be healthy and may not reach the embryo transfer stage. Although there is no definite answer to how many eggs should be frozen to achieve a successful pregnancy, having at least 10 frozen eggs can provide a chance for a healthy pregnancy. Sometimes, an insufficient number of eggs may be collected in a single egg retrieval, so it may be necessary to repeat the egg retrieval process several times to reach a sufficient number of eggs for a chance at pregnancy.
If you are over 35 years of age, do not have plans to have a child in the near future, or have a history of early menopause in your family, please consult an expert about the status of your egg reserve. Many women are unaware of such a method and sometimes apply too late, making it very difficult to find eggs. Please inform those around you about this method, and do not let it be too late for anyone to take this preventive measure, as it is now possible with developing technology.