Fertility Preservation

Fertility preservation is freezing eggs, sperm or embryos for later use. People may choose to preserve their fertility for a multitude of reasons – medical or non medical. All of these services are available at IVFA Wollongong.

 

• Eggs

  • Involves basic fertility investigations and counselling regarding potential outcomes

  • 10-14 days of ovarian stimulation (injections) followed by egg collection

  • Medicare rebate available in some cases

• Sperm

  • Involves one or more semen collections

• Embryos

  • Involves an IVF cycle where all embryos created are frozen on day 5 or 6

• Oncology

  • Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer or an illness where they have to take medications that will affect their fertility will be seen urgently within 24-48 hrs of referral so that fertility preservation can be organised in a timely manner. Referrers please call the clinic directly to speak to Dr Maxwell.

  • Occasionally in prepubertal girls who have been diagnosed with cancer or in women in which chemotherapy has to start immediately, it will be recommended that ovarian tissue is frozen rather than eggs. In these cases, Elizabeth can organise a rapid referral to the Fertility Research Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women.