Many girls may get to know what Egg Freezing procedure is but, there is still so many questions in thought. According to that, specialized obstetrician, Dr. Theerayut Jongwutiwes has those answers for you.
In fact, egg storage has been done for decades, a process done by freezing the eggs along with developing a method continuously. In the past, egg freezing was used for people with cancer and for those who desired to keep their eggs frozen due to receiving chemical or radiation as remedy could damage the eggs quality. Apart from that, those with harmful genetic disease was also needed. Conversely, today this process used for people who decide to prepare themselves for having a baby in the future.
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- Who should keep their eggs frozen?
Egg storage does not only apply to married woman but if you are one who would like to keep them for a future. According to the body, woman aged over 35 has numbers of eggs and its quality decreased. Hence, the process should fit to modern lifestyle of the women as one day they might want to have your own kids and settle with the loved one in the future.
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- Egg Storage Procedure
Egg storage process is not different from IVF. The ovaries will be injected for about 10 days on average and after that symptoms will be followed up by ultrasound as well as hormone level check-up constantly to see the growth or development of the egg once the egg reaches desired size, HCG will be injected to make the eggs mature. Next, around 36 hours later eggs will be selected and taken through the virgina. The most perfect eggs will be stored.
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- Is The Egg Freezing Procedure Effective ?
The quality of eggs will be effective or not depends on age. If the eggs are kept when you are young, that means they could be more effective than doing it when you are 40. Supposedly freezing 10 eggs, an opportunity that they will survive would be 8 or 7 of them bases on its quality individually. After that, the survived eggs will be mixed with semen for the fertilization. The quality will remain and a baby will have no bad impacts.
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- How long the eggs can be kept?
Theoretically, storing the egg in nitrogen liquid at -195 Degree Celsius makes all cells unchanged. Therefore, it can be said that the cells can live forever. However, there is no research saying for how long the eggs can be kept. Recently, it found that eggs kept for about 4-5 years still could make pregnancy happen while a mother could give labour normally.
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- Preparing for The Procedure
Preparing for egg freezing is not difficult you only have to take good care of health (both, physical and mental staus and avoid having stress including having 5 group foods along with fruit and vegetable and protein) Moreover, do not forget to workout regularly. Follow this structure is already enough for you to be ready for the procedure. In fact, the preparation process can support the egg quality includes response of the ovary
As you can see freezing the eggs is not as scary as people imagine and it is suitable for every woman does not only for those who are married. Preparing this before time could be the best option of yourself.
Specialist
Dr. Theerayut Jongwutiwes
Obstetrician
Chief of Infertility Technology Center
Phyathai 2 Hospital, Building B, 10th floor
Call 662-617-2444 ext. 1057-1058
Call center 1772
