Other treatment options
Egg freezing
Vitrification
The introduction of a new freezing technique known as vitrification has now made egg storage a much more realistic option. In the past eggs have been freeze-stored mainly for 'fertility preservation' ahead of cancer treatment - so the reasons have been 'medical'. However, egg freezing is becoming of increasing interest to a number of women who may not be in a secure relationship and choose to put a few eggs in storage for when, and if, the right man comes along. Putting fertility on hold in this way is egg freezing for social reasons.
Vitrification, which is now employed for the storage of eggs and embryos at the London Women's Clinic, is a technique which cools at a very fast rate, such that the tissue is preserved in a glass-like state (hence 'vitrified') without the formation of damaging ice crystals. Vitrification is associated with better survival rates for eggs than previous slow-cooling techniques.
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Why not egg-share?
Egg freezing can also be carried out in conjunction with the LWC's egg-sharing programme, which enables women under 35 who are freezing eggs to donate eggs to the LWC egg-sharing programme in order to receive discounted treatment. As well as being under the age of 35, you will need to be healthy, free from infectious and hereditary diseases, have a BMI of under 30 and have not had more than two failed IVF attempts.
Click here to find out more about egg-sharing.
Three cycle package
Here at the London Women’s Clinic we feel that fertility treatment needs to be simplified to make it less stressful and financially more affordable.To facilitate the idea of treatment as a multiple cycle treatment we consider that the three cycle packages we offer can be of benefit for many women.
Find out more about our three cycle packages by clicking here.
