Don’t count on freezing ovarian tissue to delay menopause or stop your biological clock.

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▼ A company in the United Kingdom is offering women a procedureit says can delay menopause up to 20 years and allow women to delay having babies.
But don’t get too excited. The costs and risks are likely to outweigh the potential benefits, plus there’s so much we don’t know about the process.
What is this procedure?
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is the technical term for a procedure where a small amount of ovarian tissue is collected, via keyhole surgery, cut into tiny slices and then frozen and stored.
Years later, the tissue slices can be thawed and transplanted back into the woman in the hope they will start to produce hormones and release eggs.
Ovarian tissue freezing is not new. It has been used for many years to help young women who face chemotherapy preserve fertility and allow them to have children if and when they recover from their cancer.
Depending on the type of cancer and its treatment, a woman’s fertility may recover, but it could also be temporarily or permanently damaged.
When the procedure was first performed in women, it was not known if the tissue would work when it was transplanted. But a 2017 study reportedthat while the procedure was still experimental, at least 80 babies had been born after transplantation of thawed ovarian tissue. However, the paper does not state the demographics or ages of the women who had given birth after the procedure.
So what’s being offered?
The UK company ProFaM (Protecting Fertility and Menopause) is now offering ovarian tissue freezing to any woman who wants to delay menopause and childbearing.
The company’s founders claimhaving “young” ovarian tissue transplanted at the time of natural menopause, which on average happens around age 51, can delay menopause up to 20 years.
This, they say, would delay the onset of pesky menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and health problems such as heart disease and osteoporosis, which are more common after menopause.
They also proudly announcethis means that menopause no longer has to be a barrier for women who want to build a career before they have children.
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