Can you freeze your eggs if you have to have ovaries removed due to dermoid cysts?

[Laurak2103]

Hi,

I have two dermoid cysts, one on each ovary under 5cms (I think) which I found out about last year.

At the time I was due to come back to Australia for my second year working holiday, so with the hospitals advice I decided I would just go as planned and monitor them here and hope they didn't grow too large over the next 10 months.

I had them measured in June and the dimensions were actually smaller than when I initially had them measured back home, this was likely due to the fact that when I first had them measured it was following the discovery of them after a rather traumatic failed termination. It was an awful time. So when they were first measured there was still pregnancy matter and extra fluid which enlarged them.

So since Junes scan, in recent months I have felt constantly bloated and just generally fragile in that area. I also just last week had swollen glands in my groin which I am hoping was just a reaction to some mozzie bites as its summer here now and I mozzies love me.

I have had two periods this month as well but that could have been due to the fact that I took the morning after pill being overly cautious. I now feel like I am due on again and its just so draining.

I am having another scan next week so I guess I just have to wait and see what that shows. I am just worried as I am 30 next year, I am single as well and what if I have to have my ovaries removed? will I be able to freeze my eggs? I am sure when I do get care at home they will be able to advise me on all of this but I am just worried.

Trying not to worry too much and enjoy my last 7 weeks here but sometimes its hard. I am not sleeping well and that never helps with my emotional state.

Any advice, wise words greatly appreciated,

Thanks
Laura

[old_before_my_time]

Removal of ovaries has much more serious consequences than infertility. So if you do need surgery, do yourself a favor and seek out a surgeon who does a lot of cystectomies (removal of cysts). That will give you a good chance of keeping your ovaries and their life-long functions of producing health promoting hormones.

[AnnieBrooke]

"do" embryo freezing, not "to" embryo freezing.

[AnnieBrooke]

Yes, egg freezing is available.  You could also go to a sperm bank and get sperm and to embryo freezing.