What is egg or oocyte freezing? What are its advantages?

IVF experts of the best IVF clinic in Ghaziabad – Gunjan IVF World share an informative article about egg freezing and its advantages

Couples, especially women these days are opting to delay their motherhood dreams for various reasons. There are various reasons – it could be societal, medical, etc. Thankfully, with advances in the field of science, women can now embrace motherhood when they are ready to through the technique of egg freezing or oocyte freezing. IVF experts of the best IVF center in Delhi, Gunjan IVF World share an informative article on what egg freezing is and what its advantages are.

What is egg freezing or oocyte freezing?

“A very common question that most women ask me is what is egg freezing and whether it is a way to freeze their biological clock? Well, I always tell them that biological clock is a reality. A girl is born with approximately 4 million eggs which gets reduced to 4 lakhs at the time she starts getting her periods. This further reduces to only 400 at menopause. So, biological clock is a reality. So, women should either plan a pregnancy on time naturally or look for options to preserve her fertility for later. Egg freezing is that option,” says Dr. Gunjan Gupta, Founder & Medical Director of Gunjan IVF World, the best IVF clinic in Ghaziabad. “Egg freezing is a specialised but simple process in which a woman’s ovaries are stimulated to develop multiple eggs. These eggs are extracted and frozen to be used later,” added Dr. Gunjan, a renowned gynaecologist Ghaziabad. Gunjan IVF World is a leading IVF center in Ghaziabad with three other highly advanced clinics in Janakpuri, Meerut and Noida. Gunjan IVF World is also the two times winner of North India’s best IVF chain by Economic Times.

“There are so many things that women ask me about egg freezing. Are there side effects of egg freezing, would they become infertile, can they consider egg freezing if they are not sexually active or not married and so on. I always tell them that this procedure is done by a fine needle using an ultrasound. And this procedure does not lead to infertility, which means it is a safe procedure to go ahead with,” stated Dr. Garima Sharma, Consultant and Centre In-Charge of a well-known IVF clinic in Janakpuri – Gunjan IVF World.

“Most women as us, what is the best time to freeze eggs? Well, it goes without saying that the younger you are the better is the egg quality. The best age I would say is 25-30 years… Though you can freeze eggs at 35, 37 or at any age you realise it,” commented Dr. Shubhda Gupta, gynecologist Noida and Consultant at a popular IVF center in Noida.

“A very interesting question that I am always asked by my patients is for how long can eggs be frozen. There is no upper limit which means eggs can be frozen for 10 years or 15 years. But, majority of the time, it is frozen between 5-10 years,” said Dr. Aastha Raheja, Consultant at Gunjan IVF World, a highly acclaimed IVF clinic in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.

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