Fertility Preservation

Whether due to medical treatments, health conditions, age, or personal reasons, the team at Elite IVF Solutions in Weston, Florida, offers advanced fertility preservation techniques like egg, sperm, or embryo freezing to help safeguard your family-building options. To learn more, call the office or book a consultation online today.

What is fertility preservation?

Fertility preservation aims to support your ability to have biological children. By preserving eggs, sperm, or reproductive tissue, you can plan to grow your family in the future, even if your fertility declines or is impaired.

What are good reasons to pursue fertility preservation?

Fertility preservation is a personal choice, and all reasons are valid. Some common motivations for fertility preservation include:

• Cancer treatments (like chemotherapy or radiation)
• Certain surgeries like ovarian or testicular removal (such as, ovarian or testicular removal)
• Medical conditions like endometriosis or autoimmune diseases (including endometriosis or autoimmune diseases)
• Gender-affirming treatments
• Delayed parenthood for personal, career, or educational reasons

You may also benefit if you delay parenthood until the timing is better. By preserving eggs, sperm, embryos, or reproductive tissue, you can plan for a family even if fertility declines over time.

What fertility preservation methods are available?

There are several fertility preservation methods, depending on your needs and circumstances.

Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation. For women, your provider retrieves your eggs through a minor surgical procedure and freezes them for future use. You’ll prepare for the procedure with hormone treatments, which stimulate the ovaries and encourage multiple eggs to mature. Elite IVF Solutions can then collect, freeze, and store these eggs until you’re ready to use them.

Sperm freezing (semen cryopreservation). For men, Elite IVF Solutions can collect and freeze your sperm. You’ll produce one or multiple sperm samples for analysis and then cryopreservation.

Embryo freezing. This option is similar to egg freezing and is ideal for individuals or couples who wish to freeze fertilized eggs (embryos). After embryos are created through in vitro fertilization (IVF), they are cryopreserved and stored for use in a future frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle.

Ovarian or testicular tissue freezing. In cases where egg or sperm retrieval isn’t possible, your provider can remove and freeze reproductive tissue for future use. This is typically more experimental but offers hope if you can’t produce eggs or sperm.

Are there other considerations to keep in mind with fertility preservation?

The team is happy to assess your options and determine if fertility preservation can help if you’re concerned about your future fertility. As you consider fertility preservation, it’s important to keep in mind that success rates vary based on age, method, and health condition.

Some methods are still considered experimental, and costs and insurance coverage can be a factor. Your provider can also discuss any applicable ethical and legal aspects, especially regarding embryos.

The Elite IVF Solutions team is passionate about giving you the fertility options you deserve. To learn more about fertility preservation, contact the office for an appointment or book online.