When Should You Consider Fertility Preservation?

You plan and want to have a baby, but at a later date. How do you ensure that you won’t struggle with fertility issues? Your answer is fertility preservation. These are treatment options that protect your ability to conceive later. There are many treatment options, and Michael Cho M.D. can help you understand and choose a suitable approach following considerations such as your age, sex, timing and medical conditions.

The common fertility preservation treatments include:

• Hormone therapy
• Egg freezing
• Sperm banking
• Embryo freezing
• Testicular tissue cryopreservation
• Ovarian tissue cryopreservation
• Testicular sperm extraction

The treatments provide hope to millions, especially those at risk of losing their fertility and threatening their ability to conceive. So, what circumstances could prompt you to consider fertility preservation? Let’s look at some of the common reasons people consider the treatments.

Cancer

If you are diagnosed with cancer, you are mostly preoccupied with battling the menace. Your future and the possibility of having a child might not be on top of your head, but it is an essential consideration. Cancer treatment can complicate your chances of conceiving. It could even make it impossible to get pregnant.

Procedures like chemotherapy radiation can alter sperm and eggs. Moreover, surgical procedures could impact and interfere with the reproductive organs. Add other therapies like stem cells, hormones, and immunotherapy, which could make you infertile.

As you battle cancer, you don’t want your dreams of having a child to disappear. With the many fertility preservation treatments, you can find an option that will help. This is without affecting your ongoing cancer treatments.

Genetic conditions

Some genetic conditions can threaten your fertility. Considering fertility preservation is recommendable if you are diagnosed with conditions such as:

·         Cystic fibrosis

·         Sickle cell disease

·         Spinal muscular atrophy, to mention a few

Your genetic condition or autoimmune disorder risks your fertility. This is not to mention the possibility of congenital disabilities. Considering fertility preservation before the conditions take a toll on your reproductive health improves chances of conceiving, carrying to term, and having a healthy baby.

Ticking clock

If you are growing older but are not yet ready to have a child, fertility preservation can help. This is more so in women. As you age, the number of your eggs decreases. Moreover, the remaining eggs have a high chance of featuring chromosomal abnormalities. This is not to mention the likelihood of developing disorders that can affect your fertility, for example, fibroids. As the clock ticks, you can turn to fertility preservation. This ensures that your healthy eggs are protected. This makes it easier to conceive and give birth to a healthy baby once you are ready.

Health concerns

Are you battling a health concern that could even need surgery? Considering fertility preservation is a smart move whenever you face the possibility of losing the ability to procreate. A health condition might not directly affect your reproductive system. Nonetheless, the treatment procedures could impact the body, decreasing your fertility.

Fertility preservation procedures are not demanding. They will not alter your routine, making it a worthy consideration as you strive to improve conception chances at a later date. Consult University Reproductive Associates today and find out more about the options and how they can help.

Ulani Uriah

Umar Nisar was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Umar Nisar has contributed to many online publications including PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Umar Nisar earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Umar Nisar follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.

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