Social Oocyte Freezing and Fertility Preservation
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Social oocyte freezing, also known as social egg freezing (SEF) or egg freezing, is a procedure that allows women to preserve their fertility by freezing eggs, Social egg freezing help women who want to delay childbearing, or who have reasons such as cancer treatment, family history of genetic conditions, or lack of a partner. It can also help women who want to avoid the risks of ineffective fertility treatments at older ages. The current method of choice for cryopreserving oocytes is vitrification, which involves ultra-rapid cooling into liquid nitrogen.
Women delaying motherhood for personal or professional reasons – Preserves fertility until the time is right.
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation – Protects eggs before fertility-damaging treatments.
Women with a family history of early menopause – Helps secure future chances of conception.
Those undergoing gender transition – Preserves fertility options before medical procedures.
Women with medical conditions affecting ovarian reserve – Like endometriosis or autoimmune disorders.
Empowers reproductive choice – Allows women to plan pregnancy on their terms.
Protects against age-related fertility decline – Eggs are frozen at a younger, healthier age.
Supports career or education goals – Without sacrificing future family planning.
Can be used with IVF in the future – Increases chances of pregnancy later.
Safe and effective procedure – Widely practiced with advancing success rates.