Freezing eggs is a new experimental technique where a woman facing infertility can use them later.
Infertility can be treated with frozen human eggs but after only by properly following the guidelines which was issued Friday involving the procedure and the costs. American Society for Reproductive Medicine said that it's no longer experimental but it is found that women can treat their infertility by using frozen-and-thawed eggs than fresh ones too.
"A lot of women interested in using this technology are in their late 30s, early 40s, and they may have the worst success of anybody," said Samantha Pfeifer of the University of Pennsylvania, who chaired the society's guideline committee.
Pfeifer's committee has also found that the chances of pregnancy are comparable with the ones using either fresh eggs or ones that has been frozen by young women. There have been about 1,500 child births from frozen eggs worldwide.
While 1 million has been counted IVF births using fresh ones. But a review of births from frozen eggs has no increased risk of birth defects says Pfeifer.
It is recommended to have careful counseling about the pros and cons of freezing eggs for later use. It involves a procedure and cost in doing so.
Retrieving the eggs is a process which will involve a cost of $10,000 to $15,000, which might exclude the cost to the medication. A storage fee will be charged separately and when women want to use the eggs will be paying thousands again to undergo in vitro fertilization, IVF.
Dr. James Grifo of New York University, whose center has also frozen more that 1,100 batches of eggs.
"It's none of our business to tell someone, 'No, you shouldn't delay childbearing if you choose for whatever reason.' It's not a promise. It's hope and insurance," he said.
Brigitte Adams, San Francisco, has frozen her eggs for her future pregnancy. She felt it worth to pay $15,000 and have a better chance of getting pregnant when there aren't any chances left.
