Egg freezing can help you become a mother when you’re ready

Midwest Fertility Specialists (MFS) knows more women are waiting until later in life to welcome a baby. However, this can be a problem because female fertility declines over time. Thankfully, egg freezing can allow you to preserve some of your eggs for future use. Our Indiana fertility doctors explain what you should know before you freeze your eggs.

The process to freeze your eggs involves several steps

Before you move forward with this type of fertility preservation at MFS, you’ll meet with one of our doctors. Your doctor will review your medical history, perform an exam and order bloodwork. The goal is to make sure you don’t have any fertility issues that could interfere with egg freezing.

Once one of our Indiana fertility doctors determines you’re a good candidate for fertility preservation, you can start the process to freeze your eggs.

• You will take medications to stimulate egg production in your ovaries.
• Your doctor will retrieve your mature eggs during a short, outpatient procedure.
• Our laboratory team will freeze and store your eggs for future use.

Egg freezing uses a highly effective flash freezing technique called vitrification. It transforms the liquid in each egg into a glasslike substance. Doing so prevents the formation of ice crystals that could damage the egg.

When you’re ready to conceive using your frozen eggs, the laboratory will thaw your eggs and fertilize them with sperm from your partner or a donor. Your doctor will then transfer one of the resulting embryos to your uterus, just like an IVF cycle.

Who is a good candidate?

To freeze your eggs, you must meet two basic requirements. First, you must have enough healthy eggs to freeze. Second, you must want to save your eggs for future use. Beyond that, certain circumstances may make you a good candidate for this type of fertility preservation.

• You want to preserve your fertility after receiving a diagnosis of cancer or another medical condition that involves treatments that could harm your eggs.
• You want to postpone motherhood while you focus on your educational, professional or personal goals.

Fertility preservation is also a great option if you know you want to have children, but still haven’t found the right partner.

Turn to MFS to help pause your biological clock

Our Indiana fertility doctors are experts in fertility preservation, and they believe that everyone should be able to take control of their fertility. They also offer state-of-the-art fertility treatments to help you conceive if pregnancy doesn’t come easily. Contact us if you would like to learn more or schedule an appointment.