Egg Freezing
Step 1: Have a Consultation with one of our Top Providers
Your journey begins with a consultation in our stunning Midtown East Fertility Center. We also offer telemedicine consultations for those who don’t wish to travel. From here, we will formulate an individualized cycle and medication plan to fit your body and budget. Our award winning fertility providers will answer any questions you have. Once this is finalized, we will work to get you the necessary medications and begin your egg freezing cycle.
Edward
Nejat
MBA,
FACOG
Janelle
Luk
FACOG
Jesse
Hade
FACOG
Your first visit to our Midtown East fertility center is where we decide what your custom egg freezing protocol will be. This is where one of our incredible fertility specialists will assess your ovarian reserve and estimate the number of eggs that you will produce in a cycle. This is done by testing Day 3 FSH, AMH, and Antral Follicle Count.
When you begin your egg freezing cycle, you will be given a prescription for hormone injections. In a typical menstrual cycle, your body typically releases one egg, because humans are meant to carry one child at a time. The hormone injections will cause your ovaries to produce multiple eggs in a single menstrual cycle, instead of just one. To be sure that the medications are correct for your body, you’ll have 3-5 monitoring sessions in our Midtown East office. For those who are traveling, monitoring can be done at a number of outside clinics. Your providers will utilize this information to adjust your protocol and schedule your procedure.
Typically, more follicles lead to more eggs which lead to more embryos, which leads to a higher possibility of success. Many cycles will result in a handful of embryos that can be frozen and stored for future use.
After an initial consultation, the doctors will recommend a personalized protocol to get you the best results possible.
Ovarian stimulation typically begins around day 3 of a cycle.
Stimulation usually involves taking daily injectable medications for around ten days and will be followed closely with monitoring appointments. When follicles reach the appropriate size, a final “trigger” medication will be used to induce ovulation and promote final maturation of the eggs.
Step 2: Office Visits and Ovarian Stimulation
Step 3: Egg Retrieval
Egg Retrieval is a minor outpatient procedure done to collect the eggs from the ovaries so that they can be safely cultured right here in our state-state-of-the-art laboratory. It is performed 35-36 hours after the “trigger”, by one of our world class fertility doctors. The number of eggs retrieved depends on your age, history, diagnoses, ovarian reserve cycle plan and response to medications.
Immediately following your retrieval, your follicular fluid will be given to our embryology lab team to search for, and isolate your eggs in preparation for vitrification (freezing).
How Egg Freezing Works
At Generation Next Fertility, we have the best equipment, personnel, and facility in New York City. For our egg freezing, we use a flash-freezing technique called vitrification which dehydrates and freezes the eggs instantaneously, contributing to our incredible 90% survival rate when thawing.
Your eggs will be frozen right here in our state-of-the-art lab. Once they are frozen, we move the eggs into a liquid nitrogen storage tank. Here, they will stay safe until you decide you are ready to use them.
In very rare cases, (1-5% of) patients may experience Egg Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. OHSS is associated with swollen ovaries and the collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity. After the egg retrieval, it is typical to experience spotting, cramping and nausea for a few days.
The egg freezing process typically takes between 10-14 days. The process begins with the start of medication and ends with your egg retrieval.
According to ASRM (American Society of Reproductive Medicine) the best time to freeze your eggs is in your 20s and 30s. During this time you have a higher ovarian reserve (the amount of eggs in your ovaries).
Located in Midtown East, our newly remodeled facility features a state-of-the-art laboratory, to improve our already amazing results. Our remodeled waiting, consultation, changing, operation, and conference rooms offer more comfort and privacy. The 11th Floor features original works from local artists and brand new furniture to promote a calm and peaceful environment.
Our facility may be beautiful, but it would be nothing without the compassion and care of our staff members. We work hard to ensure that our incredible level of care and comfort makes the journey a little less difficult.
115 E 57th St 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022
