Frozen Egg Use on the Rise
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| Wed, 10-24-2012 - 2:14pm |
The American Society of Reproductive Medicine has taken the "experimental" label off of frozen eggs, which should help stimulate the use of frozen eggs as donors instead of using fresh eggs, reports CNN.
Egg freezing technology has improved so much that in the past six months, egg banks have started websites where patients can order frozen eggs and have them shipped. Fertility experts say it constitutes a paradigm shift , and they predict that in the not-too-distant future, nearly all donor eggs will be bought frozen online instead of fresh locally, making the eggs more accessible -- logistically and financially -- to more women.
You can read the complete article at: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/22/health/frozen-egg-banks/index.html
How do you feel about this shift from using fresh eggs to frozen? Would frozen eggs make the donor process easier for you?
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I saw that article on CNN too, and I was excited by it. Dr. Sher had spoken to us a few years ago about frozen eggs/egg banks being the way of the future as far as DE, and now it looks like it's on the rise. I moved recently and have a couple of consults set up with RE's over the next few weeks, and I will definitely ask them if using frozen eggs might be possible. It has some benefits and drawbacks, but I'd be willing to try it.
Me: 36 DH: 35 TTC for 6 + years. 2007-2011: 3 fresh IVF and 2 FET with own eggs; all BFN. 2011-2012: Switched to DE; 3 chemical pg's. 2013: Moved to TX; starting DE cycle w/new RE.