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Egg freezing is a process by which eggs are retrieved from a patient, and then frozen and safely stored away for future use. The chance of getting pregnant decreases as a woman ages, but when using frozen eggs, the likelihood of pregnancy is preserved. For example, if someone freezes their eggs at age 30 and then does IVF at age 40, their success rate will be that of a 30 year old!
Egg freezing gives you the freedom and peace of mind to pursue other goals, while making it possible to start a family when the time is right for you!
Egg freezing is an exciting option for women who want to preserve their fertility until they are ready to start a family. Fertility naturally declines with age, and age is the single-most important factor to achieving pregnancy. By their late 30’s, a person’s egg count and egg quality declines rapidly, making the chance of pregnancy much lower.
A woman in her early 30s has about a 60% chance of pregnancy with IVF.
A 43 year old woman has about a 5% chance of pregnancy with IVF.
If this woman had frozen her eggs in her early 30’s, her chance of pregnancy would have remained about 60%
The overall process will take about 4 weeks from consultation to egg retrieval. There are 4 stages to the process:
Your physician will review your overall health and fertility. Blood work will be done to assess your overall egg count.
For about 10 days, you will take an injectable medication to help you produce many high quality eggs. If the idea of self-injectables makes you nervous – you are not alone! However, after receiving guidance and support from their team, all of our patients have been able to complete this process, and find it quite easy!
During this time, you will also come in for ultrasounds and bloodwork so we can make sure the medication is doing its job, and so the trigger date can be determined.
A trigger shot will initiate ovulation, and make you ready for your egg retrieval procedure soon after. Egg retrieval is a quick outpatient procedure where eggs are extracted from your ovaries. This is done under light anesthesia (like the kind you get during wisdom tooth removal or a colonoscopy), and takes about 10 minutes!
You’ll need to take the day off of work/school, but patients are almost always able to return to their regular activities the following day, reporting only mild cramping and soreness.
We offer patients an Egg Freezing Bundle to reduce the cost of preserving their fertility. This bundle allows patients to complete three cycles within one year of their first baseline ultrasound at a significantly discounted rate.
You and your doctor can discuss if our Egg Freezing Bundle offer is a good option for you. If it is, your doctor will let our finance team know, and request that the discount be applied to your quote.