Freezing Eggs Allows a Woman to Have Children Later in Life
Freezing Eggs Allows a Woman to Have Children Later in Life
Women may now choose to freeze their eggs so they may have a child later in life.
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" Yeah I wanna carry out of the era is -- career woman in her early thirties for now she's happy playing with -- children but she dreamed of having kids of her own Sunday."
" I have had he relationships and really having a great person and definitely want to have children. Hopefully in the next few years. But if that doesn't become a reality that at least they sort of have. A backup plan."
" And she doesn't have a partner now -- so called backup plan involves something that only became available to women in the last few years. Freezing her -- while they're still younger and healthier then thawing them when she chooses perhaps you're from now. To be fertilized and hopefully result in a birth."
" Being able to agree that I think it is. The breakthrough technology got the Matt. I can preserve fertility and I'll reflect a partner. Further down --"
" This is one of babies born from a study at UConn center for advanced reproductive services. We when they were frozen and then -- and fertilized doctor Claudia Kennedy that says it is considered experimental. But you can't program is carefully reviewed by ethics board and."
" It's working we are what are they view us 10%. Being able to produce no results to show that these can be done with good good success."
" The why do you think ethically pleasing women they take so long to figure out. Well the problem what was in the thawing process and here's an easy way to explain it. Freezer burn something just like that ice crystals would appear on the egg ruining their very delicate genetic make -- It -- And delicate genetic. And embryos are a little more stable. -- vacation or flash -- used on eggs that were produced using fertility drugs. The reason -- perfected by lab director -- who got the first live birth in 2002. After working with another doctor she -- I tweaked a little bit and I got pregnant he calls coming up and what do you do differently. He's very direct and I think the timing in the -- her hand. You double every day at work and had worked before for him doctor vetted even explained that egg freezing will be life changing course non."
" One group that we have been circulating she's heroin ring. With cancer. Or other medical conditions and need to undergo chemotherapy. Or they're radiation therapy we know they're going to -- further."
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