Embryo freezing
Treatment using frozen embryos
At the Lister Fertility Clinic, treatments using frozen embryos have produced over 1,300 babies
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If you're having standard IVF treatment, any excess good quality embryos can be frozen instead of being transferred to the womb. Embryos can also be frozen as a stand-alone process to be used later for fertility preservation purposes. Frozen embryos can be thawed and transferred in a future cycle. Recent studies suggest that if you compare top-quality fresh and frozen embryos, the frozen embryos may do as well, and in some cases better, than fresh embryos.
Your cycle will be monitored so the embryo can be thawed and transferred at the right time. If your cycle is irregular, we may recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to prepare the lining of your womb for the embryo.
If you store embryos at the clinic you will need to tell us if you change address. The storage period is governed by law and we don't need your consent to remove embryos from storage at the completion of the statutory period.
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