Egg cryopreservation, waiting for someone.

How long does it take to wait for someone on the happiness train? God knows! What about waiting for two people? Definitely longer! As for "will someone show up" and "whether I have to wait", who should I ask for these two questions? Ourselves, of course.

It is delightful waiting for good things to happen. On the other hand, if chased by time, nobody will be happy. Will people of different ages wait for the same people? If you believe in "Someone will be here ultimately", what will you do in advance?

The 47-year-old mother who received the graduation certificate—Ms. M

I recently gave a graduation certificate to Ms. M, a 47-year-old mother-to-be. I told her husband: "You have to be very grateful to my wife. She helped you save the down payment for a house." They met each other and got married this year. Ms.M is visionary. She froze 18 eggs five years ago. Fortunately, she got pregnant after thawing the eggs and implanting them once. In contrast to those who “has the same age as she and didn’t freeze the eggs before” and does not want to use donor’s eggs, She saved at least more than two million in IVF costs. Thinking about it from another perspective, Ms. M "earned" more than two million yuan in five years.

“Incredible! Freezing eggs will actually "add value", and it turns out that "investing in yourself" can also make money!”

The protagonist of the cover story of iVie Issue 44 - Ms. L

The 44th issue of iVie, Stork’s quarterly magazine, the protagonist of the cover story is a "visionary mommy"—Ms. L, who had 23 eggs frozen when she was 41. When she gets married the next year, she asks a doctor to predict the ovulation day and luckily to have their first baby born. When the first child was three years old, she planned to thaw her eggs and implanted them to have the second baby. She was a "Master of Fertility Strategy", and the perfect ending of "Advance Deployment" was amazing.

Stork began to promote frozen eggs in 2008, and the average monthly number in the first half of 2022 reached 106 cases.

The number of "egg freezing" cases already surpassed more than 80% of the number of IVF in reproductive centers in Taiwan. Early egg freezing cases are now coming back one after another to thaw their eggs and make a baby. Ms. L, the protagonist of the cover of iVie44, is the one who froze her eggs in 2013 and "fulfills her promise" to become a mother in 2018. Congratulations to her for witnessing the "Egg Freezing Merit".

Freezing eggs has become a trend in Taiwan. Ten years ago, We Stork had less than 50 egg freezing cases per year, and now it exceeds 100 cases a month. However, most patients still don't know what the "real purpose" of freezing eggs is. In the clinic, I often ask first-visit patients: "How do you choose a reproductive center?" The answers are nothing more than: cheap, convenient, famous (famous doctor), introduced by friends... etc.; few people can immediately answer: "I want to have a healthy baby in the future." In fact, some people take advantage of our center, and take their eggs to other places for storage after freezing. The reason is that the reproductive center is “cheaper to do IVF.” I can't imagine the consequences.

Recently, I heard that a certain TV "famous anchor" had frozen more than ten eggs, and only half of them survived after thawing, not to mention the results of fertilization. Fertilization rate of IVF and pregnancy rate is the only option to fulfill "Promise". If the results of frozen eggs are not close to that of fresh eggs, no matter how cheap it is, it is useless. The question is how to know the results of IVF? How can the "invisible achievements" be seen? The easiest way is to look at "experience". If a reproductive center "often creates touching stories", it is definitely the first choice. No matter how far away or difficult it is to register, you have to wait patiently. Only by entrusting the future to an excellent team can you feel at ease. I also hope the results of each reproductive center can be opened and clear.

Above two stories, who received the graduation certificate and the protagonist of the cover story, the two mothers both froze their eggs in their 40s, and their performance in thawing outperformed that of young people. It is not an accident. I often say: "The invisible is more important than the visible". We must first practice seeing the "invisible" part. For example, a "famous doctor" can be seen, but the "team" behind it, whether it is excellent, cannot be seen. "fee" is visible, but the "equipment and technology" behind it is invisible; "traditional IVF" can be seen, but the "personalized precision IVF" can not be seen". The cost of doing IVF one time can be seen, and the total cost of "bringing a healthy baby home" cannot be seen,etc. IVF are not like ordinary products that can be “compared”, so it is very important to do the homework carefully.

Observing that the recent egg freezing patients are mostly preparing for the "second baby". "Late marriage and late birth" has become an irreversible trend. The number of people getting married at the age of 35 to 40 is increasing day by day. After giving birth to the first baby, it is tiring to take care of the baby so many people do not want to have the second baby in a short time. Until the first child went to kindergarten do people want to have the second child. Usually it’s over 40. At this time, the live birth rate of IVF is low. The live birth rate is high if thawing younger eggs, and the cost is much less. Ms. L, the main character on the cover of iVie44, is the best portrayal.

After freezing eggs, who are you waiting for?

In Taiwan, you have to wait for the first person(spouse) before you can have the second person (child). However, many people have passed the maternal age when they meet the first person. They can only spend a lot of money on IVF treatment or use donor’s egg reluctantly. At this time, if there are young frozen eggs available, you can choose whether to have a child or when to have a child. Of course, you can also skip the "first person" and do IVF overseas. This is "reproductive freedom". If you are still pursuing wealth freedom, you will not need to wait for someone.

Ms. M, a 47-year-old mother-to-be, her happiness train is as follows: