The egg freezing process is when the eggs are harvested from the ovaries and are later frozen in a secure laboratory for future use. Doctors recommend freezing up to 15 eggs per pregnancy attempt for a higher chance at conceiving. While many women may overlook this option, it’s a safe way to preserve the eggs in case they want a child in the future. If you’re considering the egg freezing process, below are a host of benefits it offers.

What Benefits Does Egg Freezing Offer?

1. Ensures Supply

Women have a finite number of eggs. Choosing egg freezing ensures that there will be a quantity of viable eggs when you want to have children. The optimum age for harvesting eggs is in the 20s, as 25% of women will become pregnant during their cycle in this decade. 

2. Reduces Pressure

Many women feel an internal pressure to have children before they’re ready because they know that chances of an easy, healthy pregnancy may be better when they’re young. Egg freezing ensures you will have viable eggs well into your 40s, after a career and healthy relationships are established. IVF treatment is a common and effective way for couples to conceive, and freezing eggs means that you will retain the option to have biological children even as you age.

3. Preserves Fertility in Case of Illness

Those who need to undergo cancer treatment or any other medical treatment that may cause sterility can freeze their eggs so that the option still exists to have biological children after the treatment. Egg freezing also makes having a biological child via surrogacy possible, in case of hysterectomy or other impacts to your reproductive system that make carrying a child impossible.

Egg freezing is an excellent choice for young women who know they want children but are not ready yet. Doctors Matan Yemini and Ndidimaka Onwubalili at the Diamond Institute for Infertility & Menopause, in Millburn, NJ, use egg freezing technology, as well as IVF and fertility preservation, for both male and female fertility issues. The staff at the center have served individuals wanting to have a family for over 50 years. Call (973) 761-5600 to schedule an appointment or visit the website to learn about their full range of services.