AskADoctor: Freezing your eggs is one way to preserve your fertility after cancer
A: Unfortunately, it's true that certain medical treatments can, in addition to saving the person's life, adversely affect their future fertility. This can occur in both women and men. For men, an option to preserve fertility is to freeze their sperm.
If your sister chooses to move forward with freezing her eggs, she will begin by seeking out the professionals who will help her. That means an experienced fertility specialist and a reputable reproductive clinic, preferably with an on-site lab. The medical team overseeing her cancer care may be able to offer recommendations.
The process of oocyte cryopreservation can help preserve fertility, but your sister will be advised that it isn't foolproof. It can also be costly. When not covered by insurance, egg freezing can range from about $10,000 to more than $20,000 per cycle. Multiple cycles can be needed in order to collect enough eggs. Additional costs include an annual fee to store the eggs and the fee for in vitro fertilization when it comes time to use them.
Due to age-related changes to the immune system, older adults are at increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening complications from a case of the flu. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent years, well over half of hospitalizations due to the flu, and up to 85% of flu-related deaths, have occurred in adults 65 and older.
Flu vaccines work by teaching your immune system to recognize specific antigens. This primes the immune system to be ready with a strong protective response. Although your father got a different shot than the one you received, he did not get a different vaccine. Rather, he was given what is known as a high-dose flu vaccine. That's a shot that contains the same antigens as the regular flu vaccine but is specially formulated to elicit a stronger immune response.
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