EGG FREEZING
FOR PERSONAL REASON

Whatever your reason for considering it, egg freezing gives you the flexibility to choose the right time to become a parent.

When is the best time to freeze your eggs?

Certain medical or social conditions may lead you to consider fertility preservation.

Do you have questions about fertility preservation for medical reasons? We can help you better understand the options that are available to you and respond to all your concerns.

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Why freeze your eggs?

There are many reasons, both personal and medical, why you might consider freezing your eggs.
Here are three fertility factors to consider.

Egg age and health

Living a healthy lifestyle and conceiving at a younger age can increase your chances of having a healthy baby. Studies also show that freezing your eggs at a younger age can help preserve your fertility for the purpose of conceiving a child in the future.


Egg quality

As you age, the quality of your eggs declines and the risk of chromosomal abnormalities increases. By freezing your eggs at an age when they are still of good quality, you give yourself access to healthy eggs when you want to conceive a child.


The quantity of eggs

Women are born with a supply of eggs that dwindles over time. Freezing your eggs at an age when your eggs are still plentiful can allow you to obtain a larger supply of eggs and know approximately how many you have left in reserve.

The steps of egg freezing

Here's how the egg freezing process works:

1. Your first visit

Your first visit is the perfect opportunity for you and our dedicated team to get to know you. We will discuss your medical history and perform diagnostic tests to better personalize your treatment plan. If you have any questions or concerns, you can take advantage of this visit to talk to us about them.

If, following your initial visit, you and your doctor decide that egg freezing is the best option for you, our clinical team will work with you to begin the process. 

If you instead determine that egg freezing is not right for you, we will help you explore other options, such as IVF, embryo freezing or egg donation. 

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2. Ovarian stimulation

Before you begin the egg freezing process, your doctor will initiate controlled ovarian stimulation. This technique uses injections of ovarian stimulation medications for about two weeks to help you produce as many follicles as possible, each of which could contain an egg. Your doctor will monitor your treatment closely and make changes as needed. Once your follicles have reached a mature size, egg retrieval will be scheduled within 36 hours.

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3. Egg collection

Egg retrieval is a quick and easy procedure that takes about 10 minutes. Your doctor will perform a transvaginal ultrasound to identify the follicles, then use a very fine needle to aspirate the fluid from inside. During the procedure, an embryologist will look at the fluid collected under a microscope to look for eggs, and you will only be told the total number of eggs collected when you return to the recovery room. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia and procedural sedation (medications given through an IV) to help with anxiety and pain. You may feel some discomfort during and after the procedure, but you should be able to return to your normal activities the next day. Once the retrieval is complete, the embryologist will continue with laboratory techniques and will confirm with you later how many eggs collected are eligible for freezing.

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4. Freezing and storage

Your eggs are frozen and stored for a few hours after collection, until you wish to use them.

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5. Using your eggs

When you are ready to start or expand your family, your eggs are thawed and fertilized. This is when the in vitro fertilization process begins.

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