ICSI sperm injection into oocyte. Human oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) is a process in which a womanâs eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored. Later, when she is ready to become pregnant, the eggs can be thawed, fertilized, and transferred to the uterus as embryos.
1 Night terrors are characterized by frequent recurrent episodes of intense crying and fear during sleep, with difficulty arousing the child. Night terrors are frightening episodes that disrupt family life.  A small percentage of children experience night terrors. Boys and girls are equally affected.
However, there are some people in the world who also suffer from anxiety disorders related to sleep, prominent among which is a condition called Somniphobia. The word Somniphobia is derived from Latin somnus meaning sleep and phobos meaning fear. Thus, Somniphobia is the fear of sleeping or falling asleep. It is also called âHypnophobiaâ, the fear of being hypnotized, a condition where the person is literally made to go in a sleep-like state. The fear of sleep is related to fear of the unknown. Often the sufferer is terrified of what might happen if s/he falls asleep. One fears being âout of controlâ. Many are afraid of having nightmares or fear being unable to âhearâ their loved ones call out to them. Causes of Somniphobia. Somniphobia is related to a host of other phobias like fear of sleepwalking, fear of nightmares or fearing dying in sleep (Thanatophobia). Sleepwalking is one the typical causes of fear of sleep.