How do I freeze my eggs?

The process of egg-freezing, or in medical speak, oöcyte cryopreservation, involves stimulating the ovaries with hormones to produce multiple eggs, retrieving the eggs from the ovaries and taking them to the lab, where they're cooled to subzero temperatures to be thawed at a later date.

What is the best age to freeze your eggs?

"Studies suggest that women who freeze their eggs before age 35 have a better chance of a successful pregnancy than those who freeze their eggs after age 35." This is because the more eggs retrieved and frozen, the better the chance of a successful pregnancy.

How much does it cost to freeze eggs?

Think about the money

Without insurance, egg freezing can range from $10,000 to $20,000, which includes medication, doctor visits and the actual surgical procedure to remove the eggs. It doesn't, however, include the yearly storage fee for your frozen eggs, which can be up to $800 a year.

Is it painful to freeze your eggs?

In short, egg freezing does not hurt your future fertility.

Can you freeze your eggs yourself?

You'll have to do injections on yourself

Women undergoing the egg freezing process will be instructed to perform at-home hormone injections to stimulate their ovaries into producing multiple eggs in one menstrual cycle.

Everything you need to know about freezing your eggs

Can you get pregnant naturally after freezing eggs?

So, the process of egg freezing doesn't take anything away from your egg reserve, and won't affect your chances of getting pregnant naturally in the future.

Do you regret freezing your eggs?

Ultimately, 89% of women said they were happy they froze their eggs regardless of whether they ultimately get used. Unsurprisingly, patients were far more likely to regret the decision if they managed to freeze fewer eggs (<10) or felt they were poorly educated on the process beforehand.

How do you prepare your body to freeze eggs?

Is freezing eggs same as IVF?

The main difference between egg freezing and IVF is the timing. Rather than attempting to get pregnant right away, egg freezing gives you the option to store your unfertilized eggs for a later time.

What are the risks of egg freezing?

The chief near-term risk during an egg freezing cycle is overstimulating your ovaries - ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. This happens in approximately 5% of IVF and egg freezing cycles. In severe forms it can be dangerous, with symptoms that include shortness of breath, gastric reflux, pain and vomiting.

Does insurance cover freezing your eggs?

Is It Covered by Insurance? The fact is that insurance varies by payment as well as the provider. However, oocyte cryopreservation, which is commonly known as egg freezing, is generally not covered fully by insurance.

Is it worth freezing eggs at 37?

Studies show that age 37 is the ideal time for egg freezing. Women with frozen eggs at this age are twice as likely to get pregnant than those with none. From 37 and above, the clinic will have to extract as many eggs as possible. Women over 40 will need well over 20 eggs for just a 50% chance of success.

How can I freeze my eggs for free?

Freezing Your Eggs with MyEggBank

MyEggBank offers women a unique opportunity to freeze their eggs for free. In order to participate in the MyEggBank free egg freezing benefit you will need to complete three egg donation cycles through our program.

How many frozen eggs make a baby?

Joseph Doyle, MD, of Shady Grove Fertility recently crunched the numbers in a study for the journal Fertility & Sterility. For women under 35, saving 20 eggs gives a woman an 85 percent cumulative chance of bringing home one baby. It's an 80 percent chance for women ages 35 to 37.

Is it worth freezing eggs at 36?

A 2017 US study by researchers at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital found women who froze their eggs under the age of 36 had a 95% chance of successfully thawing their eggs, while women over that age had an 85% thaw success rate.

Why would someone want to freeze their eggs?

And regardless of why women freeze their eggs, the result is typically positive: feelings of empowerment, reduced anxiety, and a more mindful approach to family building are all reported after egg freezing.

What kind of doctor freezes eggs?

Fertility specialists, known as reproductive endocrinologists, have substantial specialty training in the field of fertility and assisted reproductive technologies like egg freezing and in vitro fertilization.

Should I freeze my eggs at 27?

“When should I consider Egg Freezing?” Answer: The best time to consider egg freezing is between the ages of 25 and 35. If you freeze your eggs at age 25, your eggs will still be 25 years old even if you use them when you are 40.

Is 37 too old to get pregnant?

That said, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) shares that any woman of any age can get pregnant — with medical help — provided that she has a “normal uterus” even if she no longer has ovaries or ovarian function.

How many eggs do I have left at 30?

The average number of oocytes at the age of 30 would be around 72,000 (12% of maximum pre-birth levels). How many eggs does a woman have at 40? By the time a woman reaches 40, she'll be down to about 18,000 (3% of her pre-birth egg supply).

How many injections does it take to freeze your eggs?

This medication is normally started on the first or second day of your egg freezing cycle, and is injected once or twice daily for 8–11 days.

Is freezing eggs a waste of money?

Women who freeze their eggs throw down serious money for the entire cycle of prepping their body with hormones and medications, performing the actual egg retrieval, and storing their hopeful oocytes, a cycle many women have to go through twice to get a solid number of eggs (usually around 20).

Is 34 too old to freeze eggs?

Timing matters for egg freezing and a successful future pregnancy. The optimal age range for egg freezing is between ages 30 and 34, according to a 2015 study in the journal Fertility and Sterility®. The study found little added benefit to freezing eggs between ages 25 and 30.

Should I freeze my eggs at 17?

When is the best time to consider egg freezing? You can freeze your eggs at any point during your fertile years, but as you might expect, younger is better. Freezing eggs in your 20s may sound very young, but it offers you the best chance of success.

How many eggs should I freeze at 35?

Number of eggs retrieved at 35

If you are 35, you should aim to freeze at least 10 eggs. One egg freezing cycle resulted in 12 eggs frozen on average for this age group. So many women only needed to do one cycle of egg freezing to achieve the optimal egg number!