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Preservation IVF
PRESERVATION IVF IS THE USE OF IVF TECHNIQUES TO CREATE AND FREEZE EMBRYOS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELAYING PARENTHOOD. READ ABOUT OUR JOURNEY WITH PRESERVATION IVF, FROM DISCOVERING THIS OPTION, TO UNDERGOING THE PROCESS AND ACHIEVING FREEDOM FROM OUR FERTILITY CLOCKS.
MY STORY
AT AGES 32 AND 30, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE NOT READY TO HAVE KIDS. WE FACED A COMMON DILEMMA - RESOLVE TO BE CHILDLESS OR FACE THE RISKS OF INFERTILITY OR HIGH MISCARRIAGE AND GENETIC ABNORMALITY RATES THAT COME WITH OLDER AGE. INSTEAD, WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY APPLYING EXISTING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY.
Preserving Fertility by Freezing Embryos
“Our babies . . . on our schedule”
BY GILLIAN E. ST. LAWRENCE
WASHINGTON POST
JULY 6, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/02/AR2010070204597.html?hpid=topnews
EMBRYO FREEZING VERSUS EGG FREEZING
UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT EGG FREEZING. EGG FREEZING IS STILL CONSIDERED EXPERIMENTAL AND HAS DISMAL SUCCESS RATES. EMBRYO FREEZING IS FERTILIZING AN EGG WITH SPERM AND THEN CRYOPRESERVING THE DEVELOPED EMBRYO (CALLED A BLASTOCYST). THE EMBRYO CONTAINS THE DNA FOR A NEW PERSON. EMBRYO FREEZING IS THE MOST RELIABLE WAY TO PRESERVE FERTILITY, WITH SUCCESS RATES FAR HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUE.
NATURAL AND MINI-IVF
YOU DO NOT NEED TO UNDERGO THE CONVENTIONAL IVF WITH ALL THE SHOTS AND SIDE EFFECTS TO PRESERVE YOUR FERTILITY. WE OPTED FOR NATURAL AND MINIMAL STIMULATION IVF WHERE THE GOAL IS TO RETRIEVE THE ONE EGG PER MONTH THAT YOUR BODY NATURALLY PRODUCES, OR A FEW EGGS THAT YOUR BODY CAN PRODUCE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FERTILITY DRUGS. THESE OPTIONS WORKED GREAT FOR US AND NOW WE HAVE FIVE FROZEN EMBRYOS THAT WE CALL OUR “BABY BLASTOCYSTS.”
FREEDOM FROM OUR FERTILITY CLOCKS
BECAUSE OF THIS INSURANCE THAT WE HAVE AGAINST FUTURE INFERTILITY, WE ARE FREE TO PURSUE OUR GOALS WITHOUT GIVING UP THE CHANCE TO BE PARENTS.
BLOG
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DISCLAIMER -- I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I DO NOT HAVE A MEDICAL DEGREE. ALL OF THE INFORMATION I PRESENT IN MY ARTICLE OR ON THIS WEBSITE AND BLOG HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED, BUT I CAN ONLY DEPEND ON THE ACCURACY OF MY SOURCES. IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN PURSUING PRESERVATION IVF YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR OB/GYN AND A FERTILITY SPECIALIST.
