Egg Freezing

Egg freezing, also known as mature oocyte cryopreservation, is a method used to save women's ability to get pregnant in the future. Eggs harvested from your ovaries are frozen unfertilized and stored for later use. A frozen egg can be thawed, combined with sperm in a lab and implanted in your uterus (in vitro fertilization).

**Why consider egg freezing?**
* **Medical conditions:** If you have sickle cell anemia, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, or gender diversity, you might want to preserve eggs before starting treatment.
* **Cancer treatments:** Radiation or chemotherapy can harm your fertility. Freezing eggs before specialized treatment might enable you to have biological children later.
* **Career and personal plans:** If you're not ready to become pregnant now but want to ensure you can get pregnant later.