Recently, on his personal page Tiktok, Le Bong shared his first episode in his egg storage journey.Accordingly, she takes 9 days to prepare to be able to get an egg, every day she has to use a tool like an injection to inject into her lower abdomen.At the end of the short video, she was happy to share that she had taken 13 adult eggs to be ready for the process of freezing eggs.

Under the video commentary, many netizens wondered what was around the egg storage technique (east) like an egg storage, what is the uses or the injection of the lower abdomen every day of Le Bong for?Here are the answers for you.

What is egg storage?

According to the Ulca Health Health System, egg storage (or frozen eggs, frozen egg cells) is a process in which eggs of women (egg cells) are removed, frozen and frozenArchived as a method to preserve fertility in women of reproductive age.The first childbirth from frozen egg cells was reported in 1986. Frozen preservation of egg cells has made great progress over the past few years, with the overall success rate of the egg surviving the process of the processFrozen improved.

The preservation of eggs by frozen methods may be considered for many reasons such as:

- Women have a number of reproductive health problems such as cancer diseases that need chemotherapy and radiation;Pathological diseases must remove ovarian, ovarian cancer ...

- Women reduce ovarian reserves and need to collect eggs many times until they need to use.

- The woman wants to actively store eggs because of social needs, not ready to have children.

Egg storage steps

According to Medpak Hospital (USA), the egg storage process will consist of 3 main steps:

1. Stimulates the ovaries

This step starts with ultrasound through the vaginal and blood tests to determine the number of eggs, ovarian function and use ovarian stimulants for 9-12 days.This is the step you see in the video of Le Bong made.

The necessary doses vary depending on the patient's ovarian function.The monitoring ultrasound will see if the size and number of eggs meet the specifications.If responded, the use of other drugs will help mature eggs.

2. Take eggs

Taking eggs is done by poking the needle under the guidance of ultrasound through the vaginal reclining and sucking to get eggs from follicles.This is a small procedure performed under the anesthesia of the anesthetist.Patients must not eat or drink at least 8 hours before performing the procedure.Taking eggs takes about 30-45 minutes, depending on the number of eggs can be taken.

3. Choose healthy eggs to freeze

This will be done by the doctor.The egg frozen temperature will be suddenly cooled with liquid nitrogen to prevent the formation of ice crystals that can damage egg cells.

What will be used for freezing eggs in the future?

When a woman is ready to use frozen eggs to conceive, these eggs are placed in warm (defrosting) solution and are evaluated.Eggs that meet the requirements after the frozen process are fertilized by the sperm injecting method into the cells (ICSI), in which a sperm is directly injected into the egg and the fertilized eggs will grow in the lips.The culture field until the embryo is ready to move into the uterus to conceive, usually 3-5 days after fertilization.

Eggs can be stored for how long?

Eggs can be cold storage for a long time and does not affect the quality after disintegration.However, women should consider pregnancy time, should not be too old because it can affect health during pregnancy and time for children.

Risks and complications when storing eggs

So far, no studies have shown an increase in the risk of birth defects for babies born from frozen eggs.

However, when performing this technique, a woman may still have some risks such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea;The risk of ovarian stimulation, especially patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.