Freezing Embryos - Cryopreservation When the term "test-tube
babies" was first coined more than 25 years ago, eyebrows rose
in skepticism. Today, creating life in a test tube is a common
practice in treatments such as IVF, ICSI and Egg and Sperm
donation. The will to procreate is very powerful and medical
science has gone to great lengths to help couples in various
stages of infertility to realize their dream of a baby. Often
assisted reproductive techniques (ART) like those mentioned
above generate a number of embryos that exceed the number of
those required for treatment. Depending upon the quality of the
embryos, they can be frozen and placed in storage to be used at
a future date. Providing Enough Eggs to Create and Excess for
Freezing Embryos One of the phases of ART involves the
stimulation of the ovaries in order to produce a larger number
of eggs than would be produced under normal circumstances.
Surplus embryos are created by fertilizing all of the eggs
removed so there will be a selection of embryos