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Happy Mother’s Day from the Egg Freezing Team!

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Watch Mother's Day Tribute Video

“A mother’s love! O holy, boundless thing!
Fountain whose waters never cease to spring!”

-Marguerite Blessington


“Don’t poets know it
Better than others?
God can’t be always everywhere: and, so,
Invented Mothers”

-Sir Edwin Arnold

 

“Mothers and Daughters”

There is a cord between us
not yet cut
On it we move
like tightrope walkers
novices
uncertain of the net
Take tentative steps
across the gulf
toward one another
Careful
not wishing to turn back
Hopeful
that keeping balance
we can meet
can then embrace
and pass each other
as we must.


-Maude Meehan

 

Donor Eggs May Be the Only Viable Option for Aging Women

Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Egg Freezing is similar to “fertility life insurance” where it will provide peace of mind for a woman who wishes to delay childbearing. Make the choice to preserve your fertility by freezing your eggs.
 
The graph below shows that a successful live birth is dependent on the age of the eggs used, not on the age of the mother. Women in their 40s can achieve the same pregnancy success as 25 year olds if they use donor eggs that are provided by younger women—or their own younger, preserved eggs through the process of egg freezing.
 
Successful live birth is dependent on age of the eggs, egg freezing, eggfreezing.com
 
Read a heartfelt quote from our valued patient who used frozen donor eggs.
 
Dear Dr. Diaz and wonderful staff,
 
As I sit here in our nursery watching our two little angels sleep, I am overwhelmed by the collective effort that it took for them to be here. When we first arrived in your office, on a co-workers’ referral, we were hopeful but skeptical. Soon after, we were overwhelmed by the fact that I would not be able to conceive a child on my own. Frozen egg donation was not something we ever considered, but as our only option we decided to give it a try.
 
We are so glad that we took the leap of faith and moved forward with the transfer. During every step of the way, the staff was there for us with encouraging words and great advice. They became our other family.
 
The journey was not easy, but worth every minute. We were so lucky to have been blessed with two miracles on our first try. Now, eight months later, they sleep soundly in their crib as a testament to not only science, but the power of the collective love we felt throughout our journey.
 
We are proud to have birth baby number 50 from your frozen egg bank. Congratulations on creating miracles and changing lives every single day. We miss you all and look forward to a return once we recover from the lost sleep of having twins.
 
Always,
A & L
 

Key Questions to Ask Your Doctor if You’re Considering Egg Freezing

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

While many facilities claim they can freeze eggs, few clinics have ever thawed any frozen eggs and only a handful has ever achieved a live birth from frozen eggs. It is pertinent to ask the following questions to your physician if he/she proposes egg freezing to you.

Ask the Following Key Questions:
1. What is the Survival Rate when frozen eggs are thawed?

(91% at West Coast Fertility)

2. How many Live Births have been reported at the center?

(62 at West Coast Fertility)

3. How many Eggs are Thawed per Attempt to produce a pregnancy?

(6 at West Coast Fertility) 

4. What is the Cost of the Egg Freezing Procedure?

(Contact West Coast Fertility 714-513-1399)

Egg Freezing Specialist, Dr. David Diaz and his Team are among the world's foremost authorities in the Science of Egg Freezing. Their efforts have yielded the birth of more than 10% of all the children in the world born from Frozen Eggs.

What Every Woman Should Know Before Egg Freezing

The Experience of the IVF Center performing the egg freezing is critical to success. While egg freezing is a delicate and highly specialized assisted reproductive technology (ART), the handling and thawing of frozen eggs is even more critical.  Since the human egg is the largest cell in the body and is composed mostly of water, the formation of ice crystals during the freezing process can disrupt the egg’s internal microscopic contents and its outer membrane and we certainly do NOT want this to happen.

Microscopic Studies of the Eggs before freezing and after thawing have been performed by Dr. David Diaz and his team of scientists. Using our patent-pending LANDA Technology, we have thawed hundreds of frozen eggs making it possible for dozens of women to achieve their dream of having a baby of their own. Egg Freezing at West Coast Fertility Center have resulted in the Birth of 62 Healthy Babies with many on-going pregnancies from frozen eggs as of April 2011.

fresh human egg vs. thawed egg

(As presented at the annual fertility society meeting, their technique illustrates distinct preservation of the egg's delicate internal organelles which in turn yields excellent survival rates and a high degree of implantation.)

West Coast Fertility Centers provide the highest level of confidentiality, expertise and award-winning personal care. To request more information, contact our Egg Freezing Staff at 714-513-1399.
 


The Legend of Easter Eggs

Sunday, April 24th, 2011
We wish you and your family a very Happy Easter from David Diaz, MD and the entire Egg Freezing Team.
(Easter Greeting from a 1907 Postcard)
 
Long before Christianity, the Pagan tribes of Europe worshipped a beautiful goddess of spring named Eostre. The Pagans were country dwellers who believed that everything had a spirit so there were gods and goddesses for all aspects of nature and life.

The ancient Pagan legend said that the goddess Eostre rescued a wounded bird in a snowy forest and to help the bird survive the winter, she transformed the bird into a rabbit. Because the rabbit is still a bird at heart, the rabbit built a straw nest and laid beautiful decorated eggs which got presented to the goddess Eostre in the spring as a gift of gratitude.

Feasts were held in Eostre’s honor and her symbol was the rabbit. Spring represents new life and the rabbit with its eggs symbolize fertility. 
 
Some historians believe that Easter is a variation of Eostre’s name and they see the connection between Easter and the rising of the sun in the east.
 
Have you Heard of Egg Freezing and Who Can Benefit from Egg Freezing?
 
1) Young women newly diagnosed with cancer, wishing to avoid damage to their eggs
 
2) Young women under age 38 years old wishing to delay fertility into the future
 
3) Couples undergoing In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) who want to freeze eggs instead of embryos
 
4) Women whose best option for pregnancy is with young, frozen donor eggs
 
 

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
 

"We cannot begin to express the gratitude we feel for helping make our dream come true to having a family. Your dedication speaks volumes in your work!"