Nowadays, life expectancy has increased, and with it, the possibilities of achieving more goals and challenges, often related to academic and professional activities.
It’s a fact that today’s women make thoughtful and well-informed decisions. Motherhood has become a stage that is studied and structured differently. Today, many women choose to delay motherhood in order to first pursue their individual dreams and build emotional and financial stability.
You’ve probably read that women have a biological clock that determines the ideal time to become mothers—this is related to the life cycle of the ovaries and their ability to produce eggs.
It is proven that after age 35, a significant percentage of women begin to experience a decline in ovarian function, which eventually ceases with menopause. After age 40, the chances of becoming a mother decrease considerably due to this.
Preserving, vitrifying, and freezing your eggs is a decision worth learning about—it can help you plan the ideal time to become a mother. Here are some important points about the procedure:
- It’s ideal to do it before the age of 35, when egg reserve is still abundant.
- All retrieved eggs are frozen, and they remain stored until you decide to use them.
- It is an outpatient procedure that doesn’t require hospitalization—you can resume your daily activities right after.
- The reproductive potential of your eggs is preserved from the moment they’re frozen, which gives you more possibilities of becoming a mom in the future.
Egg freezing is not only related to the decision of becoming a mother—it is also an essential option for women who may face treatments that put their egg quality at risk, such as cancer therapies. Oncological treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy often have a severe impact on ovarian reserve, and many women lose their fertility completely after undergoing them. That’s why it is incredibly valuable for women who are about to start these treatments to freeze their eggs and preserve their chances of motherhood in the future.
And what about men?
Sperm freezing is also becoming increasingly common. While men have a longer reproductive window, it’s now frequent to hear about men freezing their sperm for family planning purposes—especially before undergoing a vasectomy, in case they want to become fathers again in the future.
We must also consider the oncological aspect for men: any chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment can have an irreversible impact on sperm production and, therefore, reproductive capacity. That’s why sperm freezing should also be considered in advance.
At Fertilite Querétaro, fertility preservation is a frequent topic. Many patients have entrusted us with their future dreams through egg or sperm freezing. Our clinic is equipped with the technology and experience to offer the best possible chances of success for a future pregnancy.
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