卵子凍結の部門は、聖マリアンナ医科大学病院の中で、生殖外来という科で対応されていた
聖マリアンナは不妊治療や卵子凍結の分野で進んでおり、韓国等外国からも通っている人がいると聞いた
最初は先生に会い、卵子凍結のプロセスの説明、治療にかかる時間、投薬等について説明を受けた
卵子凍結とは別で、子宮を取り出し切り取って保存する、比較的新しい技術のオプションも説明された
卵子を体外受精で身体に戻すのではなく、取って冷凍保存していた子宮を植え付ける、という技術
比較的新しい技術で病院側も実績を残したいから推すんだろうという考えと、子宮を切って保存するという、自分の身体の元気な部分を取り出し、まるでキャベツかのように扱うことに抵抗を感じた
説明1回では、考えが纏まらなかった
Freezing my eggs would be handled by the Reproductive Department in St. Marianna University Hospital.
St. Marianna Hospital was advanced in the field of fertility treatment, and there were people from other countries like Korea who came here.
I met with one of the gynaecologists, and received an explanation of the process of egg freezing, the time required for treatment, medication, etc.
A relatively new technology option was also introduced to me - to remove, cut and store the uterus instead of just the eggs. The uterus would be implanted in me again when the time comes.
The thought that maybe possibly, the hospital wants more cases of introducing their new technology hence recommending it to me, and the thought of taking out a healthy part of my body, cutting it up and freezing it as if it were cabbage felt too inhumane for me to go through.
It was heavy information to digest, let along decide. I couldn't get my thoughts together in one session and had to come back.