Boston IVF Egg Freezing Study Results In Pregnancy

Boston IVF today announced a
participant in their fully enrolled egg freezing study has become pregnant.
This is the first pregnancy in Massachusetts to result from egg freezing.
The study was performed by Boston IVF and sponsored by an independent
medical grant from EMD Serono, a biotech company with an area of focus on
infertility.


The process of successfully freezing eggs is very delicate and arduous.
The egg is the largest cell in the human body. It is comprised mostly of
water and thus very difficult to freeze without destroying it. Boston IVF
uses technology that replaces the fluid with molecules that make the egg
less vulnerable to freezing and more viable for fertilization once they are
thawed.



"The pregnancy resulting from this study is a major milestone for
Boston IVF and holds enormous promise for patients who hope to preserve
their fertility by freezing their eggs so that they can become pregnant at
a later time in their lives," said. Dr. Michael Alper, medical director of
Boston IVF and lead investigator in the study. "We now have the option of
suspending a women's biological clock. Egg freezing is also particularly
wonderful for cancer patients who may become sterile from chemotherapy.
Under the leadership of Boston IVF's scientific director, Dr. Douglas
Powers, we plan to continue our research to perfect technologies that will
provide patients with the most effective and safest options for building
families."



Boston IVF is internationally renowned for its technologically advanced
treatments and offers patients the opportunity to participate in research
studies. There are currently ongoing studies both in standard IVF and egg
freezing that offer patients the opportunity to become parents with the
latest technology.



About Boston IVF



Established in 1986, Boston IVF is one of America's most successful
fertility centers. Using a team approach to meet every aspect of patients'
needs, Boston IVF is committed to giving everyone the chance to build a
family. Boston IVF provides patients with unparalleled medical care and the
best experience with the expertise of premier doctors and professional
staff, who are affiliated with Harvard Medical School. It is world renowned
for its highly successful and innovative infertility treatments, highest
quality service, state-of-the-art methods, ongoing scientific research, and
on-site complementary healthcare at its Domar Center. Boston IVF has
convenient locations in Waltham, MA, Brookline, MA, and Quincy, MA, and its
doctors see patients at leading hospitals throughout Massachusetts and
Maine.


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