Beyond egg freezing, embryo preservation offers fertility lifeline for couples

Apr 9, 2025 | 12:21 IST

For cancer patients and those facing fertility issues, this freezing technique is emerging as a safer way to have healthy babies

When 32-year-old Poonam (name changed) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, she had already started planning for a baby. Aggressive chemotherapy meant that her eggs could be damaged substantially, harming her chances of conceiving. That’s when doctors suggested that the couple freeze their embryos before Poonam began chemotherapy.

“We did an ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into the egg) in 2017 and froze the embryo. Post chemotherapy, once her oncologist gave a go-ahead, we did the frozen embryo transfer in 2022 through a natural cycle,” says Dr Sneha Sathe, fertility specialist at Nova IVF Fertility, Mumbai who treated Poonam. In 2023, the couple welcomed a healthy baby boy.

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Beyond egg freezing, embryo preservation offers fertility lifeline for couples

For cancer patients and those facing fertility issues, this freezing technique is emerging as a safer way to have healthy babies

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Beyond egg freezing, embryo preservation offers fertility lifeline for couples

For cancer patients and those facing fertility issues, this freezing technique is emerging as a safer way to have healthy babies

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