Top Egg Freezing Tips From a Fertility Doctor

Fertility doctor Natalie Crawford, MD talks about egg freezing and gives top tips for things you should consider if you are thinking about freezing you eggs.

Questions answered:

1. What is egg freezing

2. When should I freeze my eggs? What is the best age to freeze your eggs?

3. How many eggs do I need to freeze? What is the goal number of eggs?

4. What is ovarian reserve? Does age really impact your fertility?

5. How many eggs survive the freeze/thaw process?

6. What is egg freezing? How long does egg freezing take?

7. How many cycles or rounds of egg freezing do I need?

8. What is the egg retrieval procedure like?

9. Does egg freezing cause me to run out of eggs?

Study discussed: Mesen TB, Mersereau JE, Kane JB, Steiner AZ. Optimal timing for elective egg freezing. Fertil Steril. 2015 Jun;103(6):1551-6.e1-4.