To freeze the eggs, the patient must go to a fertility clinic and follow the steps indicated by the doctor:
- Self injection with hormonal medication in order to stimulate egg maturation.
- Follicular puncture - the ovum pick-up procedure - a surgery to remove the eggs from the ovaries.
- The extracted eggs will be frozen by vitrification
Vitrification keeps the oocytes in liquid nitrogen at -320.8°F (-196°C) for an unlimited period of time until the woman decides to have children. At this point, the woman can have in vitro fertilization (IVF) with her frozen eggs.
Read the full article on: What is fertility preservation? – cryopreservation of eggs and sperm ( 20).
By Antonio Alcaide Raya B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (senior embryologist), Federico Galera Fernández M.D. (gynecologist), Irene Romero Romeo M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), María de Riva García B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Pascual Sánchez Martín M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Sara Salgado B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist) and Romina Packan (invitra staff).
Last Update: 08/05/2022
