Sperm Freezing
What is Sperm Freezing?
Just like freezing an embryo or an egg, we can freeze semen or sperm for later use This technique is in use since 1953. In most cases, sperms or semen is frozen to use them in the future to become a father. It is completely a couple’s or an individual’s choice if they wish to store the sperm.
A lot of couples choose to freeze their sperms when they wish to plan a family in the coming future. Sperm freezing helps to resolve the infertility issue along with providing an option to have your own biological child in future.
Who needs sperm freezing?
There are different reasons for which a man may want to freeze his sperm sample. Some of these reasons are:
- If a person wants to delay having a child to a later age.
- If he has been diagnosed with cancer and has to undergo treatment. Treatment for cancer and chemotherapy leads to a decline in sperm number and quality. It is recommended to get sperms frozen before starting cancer treatment. Men with low sperm count also choose to store their sperm sample as just a few healthy sperms will be enough to result in fertilization in the future.
- Men who are undergoing vasectomy, travel more often, or are working in the military can choose to store their sperm in order to become fathers anytime in the coming future.
- Men before undergoing gender change may wish to store sperms before undergoing the surgery. Sperm freezing helps such men to preserve their fertility and can be able to help conceive in the future.
Sub Treatments For IVF
IVF/ICSI
ICSI-IVF is a procedure that includes both the procedures of IVF and ICSI. So, through ICSI, a single sperm is selected and is injected into the eggs for a healthy embryo.
Blastocyst Transfer
Blastocyst Transfer is the process of transferring an embryo that is in its last stage of development. In this stage, the embryo is of about 100-120 cells and is called a blastocyst.
Embryo Freezing
Embryo freezing helps to store embryos so that it can be used later. This is a much better and convenient option for couples who decide to store their embryo for using it later.
Embryo Transfer
Embryo Transfer is one of the last yet most important steps of an IVF procedure. It is a process of transferring an embryo into the uterus of a woman.
Sperm Freezing
Sperm freezing helps to resolve the infertility issue along with providing an option to have your own biological child in future.
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Sperm freezing process
- Pre workup: We investigate to rule out infections like HIV, HbsAg, HCV, and other medical conditions like Diabetes and Thyroid issues among a few others initially.
- Informed consent is taken from the person regarding what needs to be done to the sperm in case one is not alive to take a decision.
- The process of sperm freezing starts with collecting the sample of semen from the patient. A patient collects the semen in a collection bottle by masturbation. Before doing this, patients are asked to avoid sexual activity for at least two days before collecting the sample. This ensures the best quality of semen Surgical aspiration of sperms can be done if the man fails to ejaculate sperms.
- After the collection, a detailed semen analysis is done to know about quantity and quality, and the movement and shape of sperms.
- After the complete analysis, the semen sample is separated into multiple segments and is stored with the help of specialized cryoprotectant agents. These agents will help the sperm to be in its best condition for many years.
- Semen is stored in cryocans under liquid nitrogen @ temperature of -195 degree C.
Sperm freezing risks
Sperm freezing is a safe and specialized procedure that is in use for a long time now. As technology is increasing, it is becoming safer and standardized.
The ejaculated semen sample has a lot of sperms so there are high chances that a good amount of sperms will survive. It is important to know that not all the sperms survive the entire freezing and thawing process. Also, the process of freezing or thawing doesn’t affect the sperm’s ability to fertilize an egg.
Cryopreservation is an advanced procedure with no time limit of how long you wish to freeze the sperms. Generally, sperms are frozen for 10 years though in the past cases, healthy babies were born with the help of sperms that were stored for 20 years.
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Along with treating our patients, we also guide them with the help of our educational blogs and videos.
Educational Blogs
Why do blastocyst not implant?
The reasons for an unsuccessful implantation are very uncommon and rare as well. Blastocyst provides a greater chance of becoming pregnant therefore the procedure is handled properly as well.
What happens after blastocyst transfer?
Before jumping to the immediate question first let’s have a small brief of what is blastocyst transfer. Blastocyst transfer is the transfer of embryos that have achieved a higher stage of development.
Can blastocyst fall out?
Maximum patients worry about what they can do or cannot do after an embryo transfer. They have the fear that if they do something wrong, the embryo would not attach or fall out.
Educational Videos
Best age to get pregnant?
Whether you want to conceive naturally or through IVF, the best period is between 20-30 years to get pregnant. During this time, women have the best fertility potential. Also, during this period the quantity and quality of the eggs or ovarian reserve is also good. As compared to men, increasing age affects women’s fertility a lot. If your age is between 25-30 years, the chances of getting pregnant with a single menstrual cycle are 25%. And as soon as your age increases, these pregnancy chances drop to just 5% when you reach 50.
Difference between IUI, IVF and ICSI?
IUI stands for Intrauterine insemination or also known as artificial insemination. In this method, semen is washed and placed inside the uterine cavity so once the ovulation occurs or the egg is released the sperm will fertilise the egg.
IVF Process Start to Finish?
The couple has to undergo certain IVF treatment evaluations. These are the blood test before IVF. IVF tests for Females: The female has to undergo several tests such as female hormonal tests, egg count and quality assessment, blood tests such as AMH, prolactin, thyroid & basic tests such as hemoglobin, sugar, etc. ultrasound is done to check the uterus.
Frequently Asked Questions
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5 Scary Myths about Fertility?
Since years now people are carrying forward their own myths and misconceptions in regards to Infertility issues and that’s the sole reason of same been noted as a social stigma for many people (especially women) around. Although times have been changed and people are more aware of the same due to recent advancements in the medical sciences, there are still some parts of society across the globe, which are carrying the same old myths regarding various fertility issues around. Here we are going to discuss 5 scary myths about infertility.
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