Egg freezing is a technique for maintaining a woman’s fertility so that she can try to conceive sometime in the future. Women who have a certain medical condition, are at risk of injury or are worried about their fertility declining before they’re ready to start a family can opt for freezing their eggs. Fortunately, egg freezing in Orange County, CA, is safe and accessible at RISE Fertility.
If you’re considering freezing your eggs, you might want to know more about the procedure and how effective it is.
About the Procedure
At RISE Fertility, we tailor your treatment protocol to fit your needs and goals. The procedure starts by giving you medication that stimulates your ovaries to produce more eggs over 10 to 12 days.
After careful monitoring, a minor outpatient procedure is conducted to retrieve the eggs. Once collected, they are examined by embryologists and frozen indefinitely.
You can experience side effects such as cramping, mood swings, or bloating as a result of the hormones, but these should abate over time.
How Effective Is It?
Freezing your eggs earlier, i.e., in your 20’s or 30’s, is more effective since they are healthier and more fertile at a younger age. They are flash-frozen through a process known as vitrification, which uses liquid nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen allows the eggs to have a higher survival rate.
That being said, the procedure can be expensive.
If you found this information helpful and would like to explore more, please visit RISE Fertility.
