Ohio’s First Pregnancy Using Cryopreserved Eggs and Sperm

The Fertility Center at the Beachwood Family Health & Surgery Center has achieved what is thought to be the first two ongoing pregnancies in Ohio resulting from both cryopreserved eggs and sperm. Director James Goldfarb, MD, cites the teamwork of Nina Desai, PhD, Cynthia Austin, MD, 
Sandra Stewart, RN, and their staff for this success. Egg freezing, while still experimental, has the potential to benefit many groups of women, in addition to cancer patients who are not married. Among those who could benefit are women who are having in-vitro fertilization but are uncomfortable with freezing embryos; women in their mid-30s who have no near-term plans for starting a family; and women who are undergoing egg donation. The cryopreservation 
effort was undertaken with the financial support of 
the Partnership for Families and its co-founder Nancy Lerner Fisher.