Age negatively impacts a woman’s egg supply, with the quality and quantity rapidly deteriorating after age 35. With egg freezing, a woman can serve as her own egg donor when she is ready to conceive later in life.
Until recently, egg freezing has been relatively rare as few practices have the experience or capability to offer this service. At City Hospitals, however, we have both the experience and the capability.
Women may opt for egg freezing for several reasons.
- She will undergo cancer treatment, chemotherapy or radiation that will affect the pelvic region.
- She wishes to delay family building for personal reasons.
- She prefers to avoid freezing surplus embryos after an IVF cycle.