Egg Freezing

Egg freezing (vitrification) is a new technology. A new technology allowing fertility and eggs to be preserved.

There are several categories of egg freezing:

• Medical– example: when a patient needs chemotherapy to treat cancer, they may become infertile. The chemotherapy can destroy egg reserve. To preserve eggs, ovarian stimulation is performed to retrieve eggs before the chemotherapy (link to IVF).
• Social– Fertility declines after the age of 35 years. Many people do not find a suitable partner until after this age which makes it harder to conceive. Many people are becoming more aware of this and are becoming proactive by freezing their eggs before this age. Egg freezing does not guarantee a baby.