Egg freezing

[hp24]

Hi girlies,

Does anyone know how to find out if we can get eggs frozen threw nhs, Iv rang my doctors and they have said no one knows the answer to it, so I don’t no who to ring now or how to find out or if I just have to pay to have them frozen

Thank you xxx

[LeahEndoUK Moderator]

Hi hp24,

I have had a look online and the NHS says to call your local Clinical Commissioning Group (nhscc.org/ccgs/) to find if you are eligible for NHS funded treatment

I hope you find your answer!

Best wishes,

Leah

EndoUK

[Afrohair]

I think it depends on your circumstances including age any previous children I think they offer ivf but not sure about freezing unless you have some kind of medical condition like if you have had cancer treatment or about to have cancer treatment I think if your generally healthy it’s not available on nhs but I could be wrong

[hp24 in reply to Afrohair]

I no but with being 27 no partner or children an endo on my ovaries and effecting my eggs id rather have them frozen now when they are healthy

[Afrohair in reply to hp24]

It’s not available on the nhs I’m sorry your struggling I hope things work out for you in the end ,also you mention you have endo on your ovaries have you researched how this could affect egg collection as it may be difficult this is something I looked into a while back but I’m struggling to recollect my findings maybe if you could have a consultation with someone you may get more answers I’m not sure how it works with endo it’s a big minefield with endo and the medical profession isn’t it ?

[Afrohair]

Hi love a quick search says I’m correct i thought I’d recognised the topic and searched myself in the past

[BeTheSunshine]

I’d be interested to know how you get on. I’m 33, no kids, no partner and had been wondering about this too. Would be great to have an update when you’ve made some progress. Good luck xx

[hp24 in reply to BeTheSunshine]

Yes of course Iv had 4 doctors not be able to answer me but at the moment I am waiting for the receptionist to ring the women’s hospital in Liverpool to get the answer for me so she said she will be ringing me today or tomorrow for an update ☺️ xx

[BeTheSunshine in reply to hp24]

Hi, how did the call go? Xx

[hp24 in reply to BeTheSunshine]

Hii the doctors rang me back to tell me they had tried to ring the women’s hospital and couldn’t get threw so Iv rang a few times and felt a message so I am again currently waiting for a call back from the liverpool womens xx

[KimJL]

Hi Ladies,

I am 43 with no partner or kids & I live in a country where IVF is available, but through private healthcare & it is costly. If you can have this egg harvesting procedure done, I recommend it. Having had a partial hysterectomy, one year ago ( 2 years after my partner passed), I can tell you that it is something I wish I had done before. All the best to you all.

[andylins]

This is what our kind dr at BTC explained to us some time ago. Despite significant advances in ART, women over 40 have a small chance and beyond age 45, women have almost no hope of achieving a successful live birth using their own eggs. Egg freezing definitely changes this. It allows women to better correlate their fertility desires with the career and relationship demands of today. Women with cancer or other conditions , probably represent the most important group who use this option. These women may now choose to freeze and store eggs. As opposed to men who are continually manufacturing new sperms, women are born with their ovaries preloaded with eggs. Again my dr at bio texcom explained that at birth, a woman's ovaries have about 2 million eggs. Later only about 400k remain. By the average age of menopause, 50, there will be only approximately 1k remaining. As they age, they suffer wear and tear. The delicate machinery that allows an egg to divide its chromosomes properly in half, breaks down over time. Abnormal numbers of chromosomes in an egg result in embryos which may not implant, may miscarry, or may result in the birth of a child with problems such as Down's syndrome. By the time a woman is 45, her risk of having a child with Down's syndrome reaches 1 in 30 live births. Her risk of all types of chromosomally-mediated birth defects is approx 1 in 10. These are just scientific facts and we all are different. If infertility had knocked at your door once – don't loose precious time and turn to the right experts as soon as possible.