Egg freezing is a procedure involving the stimulation, extraction and freezing of a women’s eggs for sole purpose of using the eggs at a future date.  As a woman ages, the eggs in her ovaries age with her, which makes egg freezing a viable solution for women planning to have children at a future date that may have concerns about their future maternity age.

Who should consider egg freezing?

  • Women planning to have children at a later age

  • Women planning to have children at a later age

  • Women with irregular periods who may have difficulty conceiving, especially at later stages in life

  • Women with a family history of early menopause (usually before the age of 45)

  • People who are at risk of cancer. Because the use of chemotherapy and radiation has a side effect is the destruction of germ cells

The Egg Freezing Process

Doctor Consultation

An initial consultation with our Doctor along with how to prepare for the egg freezing process

Ovarian Stimulation

To ensure a sufficient amount of eggs are available, up to 10 days of stimulation medication is taken

Ovum Pickup (Egg Collection)

After the stimulation phase, you’ll be scheduled in for an Ovum Pickup (“OPU”) procedure to collect the mature eggs from your ovaries

Egg Freezing

After sorting out the mature eggs (or “oocytes”), our lab team freezes your eggs with liquid nitrogen in dedicated storage tanks