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Embryo Freezing
What is embryo freezing?
Sometimes more than one good quality embryo is created during IVF treatment. If the extra good quality embryos aren't transferred during the fresh cycle, we offer our patients the option of freezing their embryos in case they want to be treated again in the future or if they want to start a family.
Embryo freezing is the process of freezing embryos created in the laboratory using the latest vitrification technique (also known as quick freezing). The embryos are then stored safely for future use.
How successful is embryo freezing?
The development of vitrification technology, which helps to prevent the formation of ice crystals within the embryo, has significantly improved embryo survival during the thawing process.
Recent studies suggest that in a direct comparison between fresh and frozen embryos, frozen embryos may result in a better pregnancy outcome, with a lower risk of obstetric complications such as premature labor and fetal growth restriction.
Frozen embryos can give women more freedom to choose when to have a baby and have a longer history of success than frozen eggs. Frozen embryos may offer women a better chance of a successful pregnancy later in life than trying to conceive naturally or using their older, fresh eggs in fertility treatment.
Your IVF success rate depends on the quality of the embryo at the time it is frozen. You will need to attend an initial consultation where a doctor will assess your fertility and medical history to find out your personal success rate.
Embryo Freezing Process
Steps in the Embryo Freezing Process
We have shared the embryo freezing process for you down below. You can also contact us for more details.
The first step to freezing your embryos is to check-up with our fertility specialist. We’ll carry out through screening and testing blood test and ultrasound scans to determine if the treatment is good for you. Then if you decide to go ahead, we’ll show you how to self-administer the medications during treatment.
To maximize the number of eggs we collect, you’ll start daily injections to stimulate the growth of follicles in your ovaries. During this time, we’ll monitor you with blood tests and ultrasound scans every few days. When ready, we’ll ask you to take a “trigger” injection to stimulate the final maturation of your eggs.
We’ll collect your eggs using a needle inserted through the vagina under ultrasound guidance. The procedure typically takes less than 30 minutes and you’ll be given a mild intravenous sedation, so you don’t feel any pain. Once the doctor is ready to discharge you, you’re free to go home the same day.
The embryology team will utilize a highly specialized glass needle to inject a single normal sperm into each mature egg under the guidance of a state-of-the-art microscope. The embryos will then be monitored continuously for 5 to 6 days.
Your embryos will be frozen using the latest rapid freezing technique called vitrification.
When you're ready to use your embryos, we'll take the embryo from storage and thaw it carefully. Then, if it's of good enough quality, we'll prepare it for transfer in a simple procedure called a frozen embryo transfer (FET).
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- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation
- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation
- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation
