The Bridge Clinic, Lagos on February 16, 2016 put Nigeria on the global map in the practice of oocyte cryopreservation, a new offering in the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) Space with the birth of Nigeria first baby conceived through the oocyte freezing protocol.
The male child was named Tiwatope. The oocyte was preserved through cryopreservation, which is the cooling of cells and tissues to sub-zero temperatures to stop biological activity and preserve the cells for future use.
Human oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) is a process in which a woman’s eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored. Later, when she is ready to become pregnant, the eggs can be thawed, fertilised and transferred to the uterus as embryo.
