Is Egg Freezing Right for Me?

Egg freezing is an exciting fertility preservation option for women, who can take now decide when to have children.

A woman’s eggs reduce in both quantity and quality over time. So, an older woman often has a tough time getting pregnant and having a baby compared to a younger woman. Egg freezing allows women to freeze their eggs at a younger age and use them to become pregnant at an older age, when their chances of getting pregnant may have declined.

Egg freezing is becoming increasingly popular as more and more young women are choosing to preserve their fertility. Some companies have even announced egg freezing coverage in their employee health plans.

As in IVF or in vitro fertilization, the daily hormone injections are used to develop follicles. Then eggs are harvested and frozen. Harvesting takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Frozen eggs can be stored indefinitely. When needed, the frozen eggs can be thawed, fertilized and then used in an IVF procedure.

In the past years, many frozen eggs had to be thawed to achieve fertilization and produce a pregnancy. With advanced technology, the process has become more efficient. Fewer eggs are now needed to achieve a pregnancy and live birth. However, the younger a woman is, the better. For instance, if egg freezing is done by a woman in her 20s, a good number of eggs (15-25) can be frozen and 5-6 thawed eggs could be enough to achieve a pregnancy. On the other hand, if a woman is 40, only 8-10 eggs may be collected but she is likely to need more thawed eggs to become pregnant and have a baby. Some frozen eggs don’t survive thawing, some don’t fertilize, and some won’t develop into good quality embryos. As a result, we may multiple egg freezing cycles are recommended, depending upon the woman’s age, overall health, medical history, and the number of eggs retrieved in a given cycle.

Women can also have their eggs frozen and stored if they are undergoing treatment for medical issues, such as cancer, where medical treatment (radiation, chemotherapy) may negatively impact a woman’s fertility.

There are many women who later wish that they should have frozen their eggs at a younger age. With improved technology and availability, it is now possible to freeze eggs and the expectation of pregnancy with frozen eggs is more realistic.

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