When a woman is diagnosed with cancer, many questions go through her mind. In addition to facing a disease that generates various emotions, his perspective on the future changes radically. One of the most frequent doubts that these women have is closely related to their fertility: After cancer, will I be able to try to get pregnant? The answer, in most cases, is yes.
Thanks to advances in science, cancer survival is increasing. Depending on the type of cancer and other conditions specific to the person, today there is more hope of defeating this disease. Therefore, it is appropriate that when a woman is diagnosed with cancer, she is informed about her possibilities to preserve her fertility and thus know, first-hand, what her options are for having a child after finishing her chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment.
Egg cryopreservation for women with cancer is one of the most commonly used options by fertility specialists worldwide. Since 2013, when experts in the field saw that gamete vitrification offered very good results, more and more women with cancer choose to preserve their eggs and thus leave open the possibilities of becoming mothers in the near future.
Egg cryopreservation is a technique where mature eggs are removed from the ovary in order to be frozen in a laboratory. Egg cryopreservation begins with hyperstimulation of the ovaries, which is performed in order to obtain several quality eggs that will then be extracted from the woman’s body and taken to a laboratory for subsequent freezing. When the patient is in the best condition to achieve pregnancy, these eggs are thawed and the most convenient assisted reproduction treatment is started according to medical criteria.
It is very important that when a woman is diagnosed with cancer, she goes to an expert as soon as possible so that he or she can evaluate her options to preserve her fertility. Only with a specialized medical concept can we know what are the alternatives that a cancer patient has for her future as a mother.
Having cancer should not be a limitation to think about motherhood in the medium and long term. Consult with an Inser fertility expert at our offices in Bogotá, Medellín, Pereira, Rionegro and Cartagena and learn about the options to preserve your fertility and achieve the dream of having a baby.
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