Reason
What is a PERSONAL reason a woman might want to freeze her eggs?
Women who are in their most fertile years (late teens to age 36) might want to freeze eggs now so they can become pregnant later.
What is egg freezing?
Egg freezing is the process of collecting and freezing unfertilized eggs to use later on.
How much can egg storing cost in a year?
Egg storage can cost more than $500 per year.
Women under 35
freezing 15 mature eggs offers an 80% chance of birth.
What are the risks?
multiple pregnancies, pregnancy-related high blood pressure, premature delivery, operative delivery, and infants with low birth weight.
What is a PROFESSIONAL reason a woman might want to freeze her eggs?
A woman might want to delay having children to pursue her career.
First last two steps of process for freezing and fertilizing the eggs
The eggs are transferred and frozen in a specialized lab.
The eggs are stored until the woman is ready to get pregnant
What % of women really used their frozen eggs to get pregnant in 1999-2014?
Only 6 percent of women who froze their eggs between 1999 and 2014 used them to get pregnant.
Women 40-42
freezing 30 mature eggs offers a 50% chance of birth.
Does freezing eggs affect a womens ability to create a healthy pregnancy?
Freezing eggs won’t affect their ability to create a healthy pregnancy.
What is a MEDICAL reason a woman might want to freeze her eggs?
If a woman has medical treatments that might complicate her fertility, freezing eggs could be a great choice.
First two steps of process for freezing and fertilizing the eggs
Fertility drugs are taken to produce egg follicles.
The egg follicles are collected with a needle once they’re ready.
What is the birth chance of a frozen egg?
the chance of birth from frozen eggs was 39%
Women 35-37
freezing 20 mature eggs offers an 80% chance of birth.
What is the ethical issue with freezing eggs?
using egg-freezing technology to reproduce is less certain than using 'natural' conception within the optimal reproductive age (20–35)
women (and couples) risk being exploited by fertility clinics and risk developing 'false hope' concerning the procedure's success.