For many women who become infertile after cancer treatment or premature menopause, the dream of having a child is shattered.  But new advances are offering hope.

According to MSNBC.com, scientists have found a better way to freeze human eggs. By increasing the concentration of sucrose in the freezing solution, the scientists discovered they could triple the survival rate of the eggs.  The new process reduces the chance that an ice crystal will rupture the egg membrane.  Before the new technique, egg survival rate was between 35 and 60%.  With the new technique, the egg has an 80 to 83% chance.  This new technology will allow women to freeze their eggs before undergoing cancer treatment or going through menopause, offering hope that they may someday still have a child