Center for Women's Medicine Providing Revolutionary Egg Freezing Technology That Preserves Fertility for Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Center for Women's Medicine announces new egg freezing technology that preserves fertility for women who may be undergoing cancer treatment or wish to delay motherhood. This new technique has dramatically improved egg survival rates bringing the chance of pregancy from frozen eggs to 40 to 50 percent, and has resulted in over 1,000 normal births wordwide to date Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 -- One of the nation's leading infertility specialists, Dr. Michael Allon of the Center for Women's Medicine, located at the Allon Health Center, is pleased to announce the development of a new program, The Fertility Preservation Center, which will offer women the ability to preserve fertility through a revolutionary new egg freezing process. The new technique which can be completed in a total of 12 days from the time of egg stimulation to extraction and freezing, has resulted in over 1,000 normal births worldwide to date. Dr. Allon has been at the forefront of development in the field of egg freezing for in vitro fertilization, and The Center for Women's Medicine is the only facility in Texas currently offering this service that can assist women in the following areas:
- Egg Freezing for Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment
- Fertility Preservation for Ethical Concerns
- Fertility Preservation for Women who want to Delay Motherhood
"Ovarian tissue freezing is ideal for women who have limited time prior to receiving cancer treatment, as it can be done rapidly and the extracted tissue can later be reintroduced into the woman's own body after cancer treatment is completed," Dr. Allon explained, "when the tissue is transplanted, the women will have a return of normal hormonal function and a good chance to conceive with her own transplanted ovarian tissue."The new egg freezing technology at The Fertility Preservation Center has dramatically improved egg survival rates, bringing the chance of pregnancy from frozen eggs to 40 to 50 percent which is double those published in the past, and in line with those achieved with fresh in vitro fertilization.
"Our new Fertility Preservation Center offers women, including those facing the challenge of cancer, the option to preserve their fertility and achieve their dream of motherhood in the future," said Dr. Allon. About Center for Women's Medicine
The Allon Health Center founded in 1997 by Dr. Michael A. Allon, one of the nation's leading infertility specialists, houses the Center for Women's Medicine, Omni-Med Laboratories and Lisanne Wellness Center, which together provide patients with the most advanced, cutting-edge fertility technology and complementary medicine addressing both male and female infertility. Dr. Allon is joined by a pioneer in the field of assisted reproductive technologies, Reproductive Laboratories Director, Dr. Dmitri Dozortsev, and together with their staff achieve some of the highest pregnancy rates in the country. For more information visit www.infertilityanswers.com ###
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