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Cryopreservation

Empowering Your Choice Through Preservation

Did you know? Human eggs can be frozen with the aid of medical procedures for future use? The process – Cryopreservation plays a critical role in IVF treatments, allowing embryos, eggs, and sperm to be frozen and stored for future use — increasing flexibility, safety, and success rates in assisted and planned reproduction.

In IVF, Cryopreservation refers to the freezing and long-term storage of:

These frozen cells can be thawed and used in later IVF cycles, removing the need for repeated hormone stimulation or sperm collection.

How It Works

Egg Freezing Procedures (also called Oocyte Cryopreservation) is a specific application of Cryopreservation where a woman’s eggs are harvested, frozen, and stored for future use in fertility treatments like IVF.

Difference between Cryopreservation & Egg Freezing

All Egg Freezing is Cryopreservation, but not all Cryopreservation is Egg Freezing.

Aspect Cryopreservation Egg Freezing
Scope General technique Specific to egg (oocyte) preservation
Used for Sperm, eggs, embryos, tissues Only for eggs
Purpose Medical, fertility, research Fertility preservation
Storage Method Liquid nitrogen (-196°C) Liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

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