Embryo Freezing

Embryo freezing is the freezing of the embryo, which results from the fertilization of the sperm taken from the father and the egg taken from the father, for use at a later date. The procedure performed in this way is preferred by those who want to give birth to a healthy baby, but aim to be able to use these chances in their advanced ages. Embryo freezing, a technique with a high success rate, is performed by selecting the healthy embryo after a series of procedures performed in the laboratory.

Application of the Cyprus Embryo Freezing Process

In order to apply the Cyprus embryo freezing process, the healthy egg taken from the mother is combined with the healthy sperm taken from the father. One of the biggest factors in giving birth to a healthy baby is the age of the mother. Although the age of the father is not very effective in this, the advanced age of the mother causes the mother’s vitamin and mineral stores to be depleted. Depletion of mineral stores causes the baby not to reach the amount of mineral that should be taken from the mother during pregnancy, resulting in physical and mental problems. For example, spine development problems may occur due to folic acid deficiency, mental difficulties may occur due to mineral deficiency.

In addition, the advancement of the mother’s age causes fertilization and implantation difficulties due to the decrease in uterine contractions and the loss of uterine flexibility. The age of the mother causes the baby to fall and mental and physical problems in the baby due to the decrease in the quality of the eggs required for pregnancy. With the advancement of the father’s age, sperm quality decreases. Accordingly, the possibility of fertilization is reduced. For this reason, the embryo freezing method is used. The method paves the way for young and healthy sperm and egg cells to come together to form an embryo, thus enabling the possibility of conceiving in advanced ages and giving birth to a healthy baby. People prefer this method in order to be a parent in their advanced ages.

When Is Embryo Freezing Done?

The time of embryo freezing is done between the ages of 28-34, when people are most efficient in fertility. However, embryo freezing can be done at any age that people apply. Performing it in the productive period helps the freezing process to result in greater success.

Is Embryo Freezing Procedure Used in the Second Child?

It is possible to use frozen embryos on the second child. If the first child is spontaneous, the family may want to hold the second child years later. However, the doctor’s opinion may be that the family will have trouble fertilizing the second child, or the family may experience repeated miscarriages. In this case, if embryo freezing has been performed before, the frozen embryo obtained by this process can be used.

Vital Risk and Embryo Freezing

In case life is at risk, the use of embryo freezing may be possible depending on the vital activities of the mother. In this sense, embryo freezing can be preferred not only by people who want to be parents at a late age, but also by people at risk of death, such as cancer. If it is predicted that the embryo quality will decrease in the future due to applications such as chemotherapy, embryo freezing can be performed.

In Which Cases Can Embryo Freezing Procedure?

The situations where embryo freezing can be applied can be listed as follows:

• Mother’s desire to be a late mother

• The family is not ready for a baby at the moment

• A situation that reduces the quality of the egg and sperm of the parents

• Knowing that it will be difficult to have children after a certain age due to genetic factors.

• Decrease in sperm and egg quality due to cancer-induced chemotherapy

Experiencing a condition that negatively affects ovarian health, such as overian hyperstimulation

In these cases, the chance of having a child in the future should be increased by embryo freezing.