Posts Tagged ‘Freezing Human Eggs’

First Frozen Egg Pregnancy Achieved in Chattanooga Using the Landa Freezing Method

Friday, September 16th, 2011
Congratulations to the The Fertility Center of Chattanooga for achieving the very first pregnancy in the area from frozen eggs using the proprietary Landa Freezing Method developed at Frozen Egg Bank.
 
egg freezing at frozen egg bank
 
As featured on our blog story in April 2010, we announced The Fertility Center of Chattanooga as our Frozen Egg Bank affiliate in Tennessee. Susan Walker, Senior Embryologist at Chattanooga came to train with our team of scientists. During her visit, Susan learned the art of using the Landa Freezing Technology which has yielded very promising results in the preservation and thawing of human eggs.
 
The Landa Freezing Technology was developed and perfected by David Diaz, MD, FACOG and Antoine La, TS, ELD, EMB to improve the birth rates following egg freezing. Since 2005, we have celebrated the birth of 64 healthy babies from frozen eggs, more than any other program in the United States.
 
"The physicians and embryologist at the Fertility Center partnered with leading experts in oocyte cryopreservation who fine-tuned the freezing process. Now the Fertility Center has confirmation in its own Chattanooga lab for freezing eggs before fertilizing with sperm. As needed, the eggs are thawed and fertilized to create embryos that are then transferred to the uterus for a pregnancy attempt. With this method, fewer extra embryos are created or need to be stored. More and more patients are favoring this option that avoids some of the ethical dilemmas surrounding frozen embryos." -excerpt from TheChattanoogan.com. Read the full story here
 
 
 
 
 

Overlake Reproductive Health in Washington State Joins Our Growing Network of Egg Freezing Centers

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Egg Freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, is now a reality in the specialty of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. It has found new applications in women wishing to preserve their fertility for medical indications or personal reasons.
 
Innovative research at West Coast Fertility Centers began to unravel some of the mysteries associated with egg freezing. Since the year 2000, our scientific team has made numerous innovative modifications to special biochemical solutions used to protect the eggs before they can be frozen.
 
As our experience with egg freezing expanded, we noted a more efficient diffusion of the protective freezing fluids into the egg cell. This led to preservation of the egg's vital structures like the chromosomes, the meiotic spindle and the mitochondria. Our frozen egg thaw survival rate rose to 91% compared to 10% with early studies in the 1980's. A research protocol for egg freezing with informed consent was approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB).
 
 
 
Frozen Egg Bank, Inc. is a network of 8 IVF centers located in the U.S. working together to offer egg freezing and thawing services to their patient population using the innovative technique developed by Dr. David Diaz and his team of scientists. To learn more about fertility preservation with egg freezing please visit www.EggFreezing.com
As of April 2011, there have been 62 successful frozen egg births with 8 on-going pregnancies from our Centers.  

We are pleased to announce that Overlake Reproductive Health is our Frozen Egg Bank affiliate in Washington state. Overlake Reproductive Health has 3 locations to serve you in Washington.

Bellevue Address:
Overlake Reproductive Health
1135 116th Ave NE, Suite 640
Bellevue, WA 98004
 
Kirkland Address:
Evergreen Professional Center
12303 NE 130th Lane, Suite 400
Kirkland, WA 98034
 
Issaquah Address:
Issaquah Medical Center
450 NW Gilman Boulevard, Suite 204
Issaquah, WA 98027
 

Tennessee Affiliate

Friday, April 2nd, 2010
 
EGG FREEZING BREAKTHROUGH
EXPANDS OPTIONS AT IVF CENTERS
 
 
Embryologist Susan Walker (at left), from The Fertility Center of Chattanooga, shown with FROZEN EGG BANK staff, Andrologist Christine Stevens (middle) and  Senior Embryologist Cris Rodriguez-Karl.(right)
 
We are pleased to announce The Fertility Center of Chattanooga our Frozen Egg Bank affiliate in Tennessee was featured in the local media as a forward thinking IVF center that offers egg freezing as an option to their patients. This article highlights the significance of having an egg freezing program as a way to expand the role of a modern fertility center.  Susan Walker, Senior Embryologist at Chattanooga came to train with our team of scientists. During her visit, Susan learned the art of using the Landa Freezing Technology which has yielded very promising results in the preservation and thawing of human eggs. After completing her training, Susan received her certificate of training then returned to her center to introduce the science of egg freezing to her staff. Since then the Tennessee facility has successfully frozen their patient’s eggs for use in the future.
 
According to Chattanooga Medical Director, Dr. Barry Donesky, “The Fertility Center is working in conjunction with the Frozen Egg Bank, founded in 2005 in Orange County, California. These pioneers are known for one of the nation's most successful cryopreservation programs, and their patented procedure for egg freezing has led to a 55 percent pregnancy success rate with frozen egg transfers and nearly 30 live births over the past four years. More than 90 percent of frozen eggs have survived the thawing process with 80-plus percent developing into embryos ready for transfer at the Frozen Egg Bank. Women age 37 or younger have been most receptive to frozen egg transfers. Additional information is available at www.eggfreezing.com.” Since then 52 healthy babies have been born from frozen eggs using the Landa freezing Technology. An additional 10 pregnancies are ongoing.
 
The Frozen Egg Bank is a network of 7 IVF centers located in the U.S. working together to offer egg freezing and thawing services to their patient population. To learn more about fertility preservation with egg freezing please visit our web site.   

Press Release

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

 

Press Release: "Frozen Egg Bank Network Expands Coast to Coast to Help Prospective Parents Start a Family"

 

Orange County, CA (PRWEB) November 12, 2009

Frozen Egg Bank, Inc. (FEB) has launched a new era in reproductive medicine as a group of charter member IVF centers in six states – California, Nevada, Utah, New York, New Jersey and Tennesee – join the national provider of human egg freezing and thawing services. The network is designed to provide fertility preservation by freezing the healthy eggs of young women for medical or elective reasons.

Read more about our press release.

 

Share Your Story

Monday, November 9th, 2009

 

Share Your Story with Our Readers  

  

The Frozen Egg Bank is interested in hearing about the changed lives of our former patients.  With the upcoming birth of our highly anticipated 50th frozen egg baby we would like to reach out to all our patients who we’ve had the pleasure of helping.  We invite you to share your story and possibly inspire someone that may be in a similar situation that you have overcome.  We look forward to hearing from you!

  


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