AART offers egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, for patients who are about to undergo treatment for cancer, or who are about to undergo gender affirming surgery, and choose to freeze their eggs in advance of treatment.

AART also offers egg freezing for age-related fertility decline (often referred to as “elective egg freezing”), for patients who choose to store their frozen eggs for non-medical purposes. The intention of the procedure is that the patient may choose to have the eggs thawed, fertilized, and transferred to the uterus as embryos at a later time, to facilitate a pregnancy in the future.

Ovaries age more rapidly than other organs and tissues. As a result, fertility declines at an increasing rate after age 35. For this reason, some patients consider freezing their eggs if they expect a delay in starting a family, in order to provide more options in the future if spontaneous conception is not possible. The eggs can be used later to attempt a pregnancy with partner or donor sperm.

Patients can access more information about this treatment on our patient portal.