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Can Greenish Discolored Oocytes Be Considered For Freezing During Egg Retrieval Procedure?

Posted on Thu, 3 Nov 2016

Question: egg retrieval - what is the reason that they looked greenish and anyway were considered for freezing?

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Expalnation is given below..

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query.

I understand your concern and I will try to give an explanation.
Color of human oocytes tell the degree of infiltration by the penetranting cryoprotectant.

Hence in my opinion there is nothing to worry about.

Feel free to ask further.

All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (2 days later)

Hi ,

Thank you very much for your answer it is really helpful and made me feel much better as thinking to go for one more cycle.

Just want to ask : what then would indicate straight away that oocytes may not survive freezing process?
(after procedure got phone call from embryologist with results and she said will freeze 5 out of 11, but they look greenish and that she doesn't know why and that they may not survive freezing)

thanks a lot

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (15 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Explanation is given below

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear again and apologize for late replay.

I understand your concern but in my opinion there are few eggs as per your age because many clinics for women 38 to 40 years old, they recommend freezing 25 to 30 mature eggs, giving them a 65 to 75 percent chance of at least one live birth.
Hence in my opinion you should go another time .

Why your eggs have not survive vary from the reasons that have passed embryologist.

All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D