Egg Preservation

WEBVTT 00:00:05.125 --> 00:00:10.583 Fertility preservation is basically egg freezing for women 00:00:10.667 --> 00:00:15.458 who want to increase their reproductive years. 00:00:15.583 --> 00:00:18.417 Women are born with all the eggs they're ever going to have, 00:00:18.500 --> 00:00:22.000 so we come with a fertile short window. 00:00:22.083 --> 00:00:25.083 Egg freezing over the past decade 00:00:25.167 --> 00:00:28.458 has become very fine-tuned and successful technology. 00:00:28.542 --> 00:00:34.375 Egg freezing is also a good option for those in very sad situations 00:00:34.458 --> 00:00:38.542 where they've been diagnosed with cancer or other medical illnesses 00:00:38.625 --> 00:00:41.417 where they're going to lose their fertility, 00:00:41.625 --> 00:00:46.708 and so at least women have an option now to try to save eggs, 00:00:46.792 --> 00:00:50.792 have a chance for a pregnancy with their own eggs in the future, 00:00:51.167 --> 00:00:54.750 and still get the cancer treatment or other medical treatment that they need. 00:00:54.917 --> 00:00:59.250 We see most women coming in once they're in their 40s. 00:00:59.417 --> 00:01:03.083 Unfortunately, a lot of women, the time has already started to run out, 00:01:03.167 --> 00:01:07.042 and we don't get as many eggs to freeze as we would have 00:01:07.333 --> 00:01:10.667 if they had come in in their early 30s or late 20s. 00:01:10.750 --> 00:01:13.083 The younger you are, the more we'll have, 00:01:13.167 --> 00:01:18.200 the better chances you have of securing a safety net for the future. 00:01:18.333 --> 00:01:21.167 The risks of fertility preservation, fortunately, are very low. 00:01:21.250 --> 00:01:23.208 The procedure is done in an office. 00:01:23.292 --> 00:01:26.708 If it was very risky, we couldn't do the procedure in an office, 00:01:26.792 --> 00:01:28.542 it would have to be done in a hospital. 00:01:28.625 --> 00:01:34.625 The medicines used to stimulate the ovaries to produce and release eggs 00:01:34.792 --> 00:01:36.458 have been on the market for decades. 00:01:36.542 --> 00:01:39.277 You should call the doctor regarding fertility preservation. 00:01:39.375 --> 00:01:43.125 Of course, if you are recently diagnosed with a chronic illness 00:01:43.208 --> 00:01:46.000 such as severe diabetes, high blood pressure, 00:01:46.083 --> 00:01:50.083 certain autoimmune disorders, cancer. 00:01:50.208 --> 00:01:55.357 Then any woman in her mid-30s, if they know they want to have children 00:01:55.440 --> 00:01:57.708 and it's just not in the near future, 00:01:57.792 --> 00:02:02.917 should at least get evaluated to see, are you starting to run out of time? 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:06.958 Should you pursue this really sooner rather than later?