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가임력 보존 · Fertility preservation · Surgery
Fertility preservation
Before chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or when you want to delay childbearing, eggs, embryos or sperm are frozen and stored for later use. The Korean CHA hospital developed egg vitrification in 1998.
Background: CHA took part in developing the world's first egg vitrification method in 1998 and set up an egg bank in 1999 (the hospital's own statement)[1]
| Advantages | Limitations |
|---|---|
| Preserve fertility before cancer treatment; Gives people who want to delay childbearing an option | The older you are, the worse egg freezing works; When frozen eggs are used in the future, whether pregnancy occurs still depends on age at freezing and egg quality |
Used for
Offered at
CHA Medical Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Seoul National University Hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Samsung Medical Center, Korea University Anam Hospital