It means exactly as it sounds – with egg freezing, some of your eggs are removed from your ovaries and frozen in storage, so you can preserve your fertility for if and when you start parenthood.

Egg freezing extends your biological clock – your timeline for deciding if and when you become a parent – by essentially locking in your fertility potential today.

If you are thinking about freezing your eggs, it’s very important to know that the earlier you start the process, the better the result.

In your 20’s and early 30’s you’re likely to have the quantity of healthy eggs needed to conceive without medical assistance. Our fertility experts know that conceiving and/or undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment later in life can be more challenging, so using your previously frozen eggs when you are older will enhance the likelihood of successful IVF treatment.

Eggs are typically at an ideal level of health up to your early 30’s, but women up to age 38 (and sometimes older) can be successful in preserving healthy fertility with egg freezing. The best way to decide if egg freezing is right for you, is to complete an assessment of your fertility health and potential with a Generation Fertility physician.