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For some women, it just isn’t the right time to build a family. Whether you’re facing medical treatment that may harm your egg quality, or you are focusing on other endeavors before trying to conceive, egg freezing might be a good option for you to preserve your fertility.

January 16, 2013

When it comes to reproductive health, you may not think about your cervix as often as you should. However, approximately 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year and can lead to cervical infertility, cervical incompetence during pregnancy, or pregnancy loss.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and you owe it to yourself to understand how cervical cancer impacts your fertility.

If you are looking to delay childbearing but are concerned with age-associated risks to your fertility, you might consider egg freezing for fertility preservation. Women who have put off family building for social reasons or are about to undergo fertility-compromising medical treatment should talk to an egg freezing specialist.

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Freeze my eggs? Consider it.

In today's society, at least one in five women waits to begin their families until after age 35. In theory, this is a smart choice — women are typically mature at age 35; they are likely to be established in their careers; and they have had time to find the right partner and strengthen their partnership.

The problem is, if you are thinking of waiting until after 35, your eggs will be more mature, too. And older eggs simply don't make it easy to become a parent. Infertility rates are higher, as are the rates of miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage. So if you are putting off childbirth for career reasons, or you haven't found the right partner, or you simply don't feel ready for parenting, egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) may be one investment you should explore.