Social freezing - the freezing of unfertilized eggs - gives women more freedom in family planning. Using an ultra-fast freezing method (vitrification method), egg cells, sperm cells and embryos can be frozen gently and without the formation of ice crystals. This very safe method therefore allows eggs to be frozen and then thawed and fertilized at a later date. Freezing has no negative effect on egg quality.
We often carry out social freezing when women have not yet found a suitable life partner or when the living conditions are not yet suitable for starting a family for other reasons (e.g. due to education or other reasons).
Social freezing also gives women security if they are afraid that they will not be able to have children if they wait any longer. This could be the case, for example, due to premature depletion of the egg reserve - or if there is a concern that no more healthy eggs can be produced due to age. With increasing age, not only the number of eggs decreases, but also their quality.
The technique is the same as for medical freezing, the freezing of eggs or sperm cells, which we regularly use for men and women with cancer. In this case, the method is used before chemotherapy or radiation treatment reduces fertility.
The same options are also available for men, although the age-related change in semen quality is only minimal. For this reason, sperm freezing is rarely recommended for men for social reasons.
Social freezing - offers the opportunity to flexibly shape the desire to have children and to postpone starting a family to a later date.
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