EGG FREEZING
What is the egg freezing process? Who can freeze eggs?
Egg reserve refers to the numerical quantity and quality of the follicles (eggs) in the woman's ovaries. In women with reduced ovarian reserve, the chance of conceiving spontaneously or with treatment decreases, and even if pregnancy occurs, the risk of miscarriage increases.What is Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing is the process of storing the egg (oocyte) obtained from the woman's ovary and freezing it for future use. This method, in which eggs collected from female ovaries with the help of vaginal ultrasonography are frozen in a laboratory environment, allows the eggs to be stored and used in the future. The egg retrieval process for egg freezing is the same as for IVF. When the egg cell is frozen, it bears the characteristics of the woman's current age. Healthy babies can be born from pregnancies that can be obtained from thawed eggs.Who Can Freeze Eggs?
After the new regulation, women were given the right to freeze eggs with medical necessity. The Ministry of Health, which previously only allowed egg freezing to patients who will be treated for cancer, provides all women with low egg reserves with the "right to freeze their eggs" with the latest regulations. Every young, married, single woman with low egg reserve can freeze her eggs and get the chance to become a mother whenever she wants.The medical necessity conditions for egg freezing in women are as follows.
- Before treatments that damage egg cells such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy,- Before surgeries that will lead to loss of reproductive functions
- We can freeze a woman's eggs regardless of age, if she has low ovarian reserve and has not yet given birth, or if her family history of early menopause is documented by a medical board report consisting of three specialist doctors.
