Comments on: Oprah still needed for emerging debate about egg freezing http://trueslant.com/toddessig/2009/11/19/oprah-still-needed-for-emerging-debate-about-egg-freezing/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:04:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Todd Essig http://trueslant.com/toddessig/2009/11/19/oprah-still-needed-for-emerging-debate-about-egg-freezing/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Todd Essig Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:13 +0000 http://trueslant.com/toddessig/?p=1027#comment-229 We both agree, like I said, "there are lots of reasons for self-donation." But I don't think we can yet say it is in general a wise option to safeguard a woman's fertility -- would that it were! The "Oocyte Cryopreservation (Egg Freezing) Task Force Counseling Recommendations" of the MHPH (mental health professionals group -- disclosure: I'm a member) presented an early report in the Fall newsletter: "Although there are many clinics and centers offering this procedure currently, the fact remains there are no sound data to demonstrate that this method of fertility preservation is safe or effective, nor that it reliably results in a live, healthy birth." The report goes on, "Based on the fact that the scientific soundness of the procedure to date has not been proven, the realization following egg freezing that they have not actually guaranteed that their fertility will be preserved may lead to feelings of disappointment and dissatisfaction," So, I think we have to be very (VERY) careful. Egg freezing is a risky choice that may or may not work and no one should bank on the results .... yet. We both agree, like I said, “there are lots of reasons for self-donation.” But I don’t think we can yet say it is in general a wise option to safeguard a woman’s fertility — would that it were!

The “Oocyte Cryopreservation (Egg Freezing) Task Force Counseling Recommendations” of the MHPH (mental health professionals group — disclosure: I’m a member) presented an early report in the Fall newsletter:

“Although there are many clinics and centers offering this procedure currently, the fact remains there are no sound data to demonstrate that this method of fertility preservation is safe or effective, nor that it reliably results in a live, healthy birth.”

The report goes on, “Based on the fact that the scientific soundness of the procedure to date has not been proven, the realization following egg freezing that they have not actually guaranteed that their fertility will be preserved may lead to feelings of disappointment and dissatisfaction,”

So, I think we have to be very (VERY) careful. Egg freezing is a risky choice that may or may not work and no one should bank on the results …. yet.

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