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Fertility Preservation

Fertility Preservation Treatment Center

Definition Of Fertility Preservation

Fertility preservation is considered by couples for medical and personal reasons. For instance, if you are a cancer patient, then you may want to preserve your sperm or eggs for the future, as the treatment may leave your reproductive cells unviable in their natural form. Some other health conditions can also affect your fertility such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and non-cancerous tumours which can increase the risk of premature ovarian failure. Moreover, you can also choose to preserve your eggs before your menopause begins, such as at the age of 40 or 45.
Option for fertility preservation in India
There are several fertility preservations options available in fertility centres in Punjab for both males and females:
  •  Embryo Freezing
  • Egg freezing
  • Ovarian transposition
  • Gonadal Shielding
  • Sperm cryopreservation in males
Let us have a look at these options and how they work.

Embryo Freezing

This is the main method to preserve fertility. In this process, a surgeon collects eggs from the ovaries and sperm from the male partner. The egg and sperm are then fertilised in-vitro to develop Embryos. Then the developed embryos are frozen for future use or if you wish to donate these to someone you are in need.

Egg Freezing

The egg-freezing option is like Embryo freezing but, in this process, a healthcare provider only freezes and stores those eggs which are unfertilized.

Ovarian Transposition

In this process, an infertility specialist changes the position of your ovaries with the help of a minor surgical procedure. After the treatment, he will again relocate the ovaries to their normal position. This is performed so that cancer treatment cannot harm your ovaries and fallopian tubes.

Gonadal Shielding

This option is designed for males to preserve their fertility with the help of a lead shield. This lead shield is useful to protect testicles so that you cannot encounter any type of health condition in the future.

Sperm Cryopreservation

This option is also useful to preserve fertility in males in which a surgeon collects the sample of semen to freeze it. The frozen sample is then stored for future use, which is known as cryopreservation.
Moreover, some of the options are only suitable for those couples who have gone through puberty, additionally, have mature eggs and sperm as well.

Benefits of Fertility Preservation

The advantages of fertility preservation include-:
  • greater reproductive flexibility
  • improves your chances of pregnancy without art techniques
  • avoid ovarian stimulation
  • no surgery required
  • preserves hormonal function