Your eggs today are the youngest they’ll ever be.
Egg freezing gives you flexibility on your timeline, without compromising on quality or care.
Is egg freezing right for you?
You don’t have to decide about children today. You just have to protect your options.
Whether you’re focused on your career, waiting for the right partner, or facing a medical situation, egg freezing lets you preserve your future flexibility. The biology is time-sensitive. Your decision doesn’t have to be.
Planning ahead
Career-focused women preserving options before age-related decline becomes a factor.
Medical reasons
Facing cancer treatment, surgery, or a diagnosis that may impact fertility. We can often begin a cycle within days.
Couples, individuals & LGBTQ+
Not ready to fertilize yet, want added optionality, or pursuing gender-affirming care and want to preserve biological options for the future.
Why timing matters
Egg quality and quantity decline with age. The process is the same at any age.
The eggs you freeze are preserved at their current quality. A 32-year-old’s frozen eggs are always 32-year-old eggs, no matter when you use them.
Based on CDC age groupings for ART outcomes. Individual results depend on ovarian reserve, AMH, and antral follicle count. Your consultation will give you a personalized picture.
“The eggs you freeze today are preserved at their current quality. A 32-year-old’s frozen eggs are always 32-year-old eggs.”
The process
From first visit to frozen eggs.
Egg freezing uses the first half of the IVF cycle. Most patients complete a cycle in 2–3 weeks and return to normal activity within 48 hours of retrieval.
Week 1
Consultation & baseline testing
Hormone panels and an antral follicle count give us your individual ovarian reserve picture. No guesswork.
Before your cycle
Personalized stimulation plan
Protocol and medications tailored to your biology, timed to your natural cycle.
10–14 days
Stimulation & monitoring
Self-administered injections at home. Brief monitoring appointments every 2–3 days. Most patients continue working throughout.
One morning
Egg retrieval
20–30 minute outpatient procedure under light sedation. You go home the same day. Most patients return to normal activity within 48 hours.
Same day
Vitrification & storage
Mature eggs are flash-frozen by our embryology team and stored in our on-site cryostorage. No deadline. No expiration.
When you’re ready: We complete the second half of the process, thawing, fertilization, embryo development, optional genetic testing, and transfer. Your team guides you through each step.
What sets us apart
Most clinics freeze eggs well.
Fewer thaw them as well.
Our egg survival rate through freeze and thaw is consistently greater than 90%. That result depends on an experienced embryology team and a protocol built on years of frozen embryo transfer work.
Part of what drives that expertise: Life IVF Center operates its own in-house donor egg bank, meaning we freeze and thaw significantly more eggs than the typical IVF program. That volume translates directly to better outcomes for all patients.
Also considering embryo freezing?
Sometimes freezing embryos is the better choice.
Embryo freezing follows the same process, with one additional step: fertilization. The right choice depends on your situation and goals.
Egg freezing is often best when
- No current partner, or not ready to use donor sperm yet
- Personal or religious preferences about fertilized embryos
- Preserving optionality before committing to a path
Embryo freezing is often better when
- A partner or sperm source is available now
- You want genetic testing (PGT) to screen embryos before transfer
- You want more information before your eventual transfer
Medically-indicated preservation
Facing cancer treatment, surgery, or gender-affirming care?
Chemotherapy, radiation, and certain surgeries can affect fertility, sometimes permanently. Egg or embryo freezing before treatment protects your future options. We also work with trans patients pursuing hormone therapy who want to preserve the ability to have biological children.
- Cancer diagnoses requiring chemotherapy or radiation
- Autoimmune conditions requiring high-dose immunosuppression
- Ovarian surgery or planned removal
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy
Time-sensitive? Call us directly. We prioritize urgent scheduling.
Your care team
Questions answered by a team that has guided hundreds of patients through this process.
Michelle Yu, MD
Fertility
Specialist
“Deciding whether and when to have children is deeply personal. Our job is to make sure biology doesn’t take that choice away before you’re ready.”
Vivian Duong, FNP
Fertility Nurse Practitioner
“The most common thing I hear in a first consult is ‘I wish I’d come in sooner.’ Knowing where you stand is empowering, even if you’re not ready to freeze yet.”
Samira Shir, FNP
Fertility Nurse Practitioner
“The question isn’t ‘am I ready to have children?’ It’s ‘do I want to keep that choice open?’ One conversation can help clarify which one you’re actually answering.”
Pricing & financing
Transparent from the start.
Clear pricing is part of good care. Here is exactly what to expect.
What is included
Ovarian stimulation monitoring
All ultrasounds and bloodwork during your cycle
Egg retrieval procedure
Outpatient procedure with physician oversight
Vitrification & first-year storage
Flash-freezing and secure cryostorage included
Medications
~$3,000–5,000
Additional · varies by protocol · not included in cycle price
Storage
Annual fee
After the first year · no deadline · you are always in control
Financing
Available
Options reviewed at your consultation · no surprises
Insurance coverage for elective egg freezing is generally not available in California. If freezing is medically indicated, coverage may apply. Ask us about your situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many eggs should I freeze?
What's the difference between eggs retrieved and eggs frozen?
Does egg freezing hurt?
How long can frozen eggs be stored?
What's the success rate per frozen egg?
Can I freeze eggs if I'm 38 or older?
How long does one cycle take?
Can I work during the process?
Does insurance cover egg freezing?
What happens to my eggs if I never use them?
Ready to learn what egg freezing looks like for you?
Your first consultation is free, 15 minutes, and led by a member of our clinical team. You’ll leave with real information about your specific situation.