{"id":98365,"date":"2024-07-19T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T08:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/?p=98365"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:13:38","slug":"freeze-eggs-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The technology that allows for <strong>freezing of eggs rather than embryos has only been with us for a relatively short time, since 1986<\/strong>. During that brief period, egg freezing has increased significantly. Why is this? The is one simple answer. In a world where societal, work and relationship norms are constantly evolving, one thing that never changes is the relentless ticking of the female body clock.<\/p>\n<p>Egg freezing is one way of dealing with the extraordinary pressures that this creates for women trying to balance social considerations with the desire to become mothers one day. The big question is, when? <strong>At what age can you freeze eggs with a reasonable chance of a successful outcome? Is freezing eggs at 40 possible and, if so, is it a good idea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#What_is_Egg_Freezing\" title=\"What is Egg Freezing\">What is Egg Freezing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#The_biological_clock_and_fertility\" title=\"The biological clock and fertility\">The biological clock and fertility<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#What_is_the_best_age_to_freeze_eggs\" title=\"What is the best age to freeze eggs?\">What is the best age to freeze eggs?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#Pros_and_cons_of_egg_freezing_at_40\" title=\"Pros and cons of egg freezing at 40\">Pros and cons of egg freezing at 40<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#The_egg_freezing_procedure\" title=\"The egg freezing procedure\">The egg freezing procedure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#What_is_the_egg_freezing_success_rate\" title=\"What is the egg freezing success rate?\">What is the egg freezing success rate?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#The_Cost_of_Egg_Freezing\" title=\"The Cost of Egg Freezing\">The Cost of Egg Freezing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#Finding_out_more_about_freezing_eggs_at_40\" title=\"Finding out more about freezing eggs at 40\">Finding out more about freezing eggs at 40<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Egg_Freezing\"><\/span><strong>What is Egg Freezing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/assisted-reproduction-treatments\/vitrification-of-oocytes\/\">Egg freezing<\/a> is <strong>a procedure in which a woman\u2019s eggs are stored for future use in fertility treatment<\/strong>. It can be carried out for medical or elective reasons. In a sense, egg freezing became possible as a by-product of the well-known IVF procedure. A woman\u2019s ovaries are stimulated to produce multiple oocytes which are then fertilized in the laboratory. The best of the resulting embryos will be transferred to the maternal uterus. <strong>Egg freezing interrupts the IVF process in that after collection, the eggs are frozen and stored for future use.<\/strong> When the time comes, the eggs are thawed and fertilized and the IVF process continues in the normal way.<\/p>\n<p>The method now widely used is known as vitrification, or cryopreservation of oocytes.<strong> This method is significantly more effective. It is the one used in our IVI clinics. We have developed the vitrification of oocytes to the extent that there is a survival rate of around 97%. We obtain the same clinical results as with the use of fresh oocytes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110127\" src=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-200x114.png 200w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943-700x399.png 700w, https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/portada-10-elective-egg-freezing_1656x943.png 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_biological_clock_and_fertility\"><\/span><strong>The biological clock and fertility<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The age at which you freeze your eggs is the absolute crux of the matter.<strong> It is well known that a woman\u2019s natural fertility starts to decline around the age of 30. It decreases more sharply around the age of 35.<\/strong> This is due to not only a depletion of the ovarian reserve, but also a decline in the quality of the eggs that remain. Put bluntly, older eggs are more likely to have chromosomal abnormalities. This is why <strong>women who become pregnant in their early forties have a 40% chance of miscarriage<\/strong>, compared with under 15% for someone in her early twenties.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_age_to_freeze_eggs\"><\/span>What is the best age to freeze eggs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Can I freeze my eggs at 40?<\/strong> May women ask this question. Research has confirmed that <strong>the rate of successful outcome decreases as a direct corollary to the increased age of the woman at egg collection<\/strong>. The highest rates are for eggs collected under the age of 35. The age at thaw, by contrast, shows no such correlation, with success rates being relatively stable over all age ranges. <strong>Your overall chance of becoming pregnant with the use of your own frozen eggs is between 60% and 30%, depending on your age at the time of freezing.<\/strong> Many experts consider that there would be little point in egg freezing at 40 or later. The chances of miscarriage or foetal anomalies increase and the pregnancy rate is very low in these circumstances.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros_and_cons_of_egg_freezing_at_40\"><\/span>Pros and cons of egg freezing at 40<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As a result of what we explained earlier, <strong>the main disadvantage of freezing eggs for a later pregnancy at 40 is that the quality may be low, affecting the chances of pregnancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a point worth noting here that a woman\u2019s \u2018body clock\u2019 applies specifically to her ovaries and not to her womb. Eggs frozen at a particular age retain the qualities they had at the time of collection. This means that egg freezing allows for the use of \u2018young\u2019 eggs in an older uterus, even if you decide to fertilize and implant these at the age of 40 or 45.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_egg_freezing_procedure\"><\/span><strong>The egg freezing procedure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Freezing eggs for a later pregnancy involves the same initial steps as an in vitro fertilization treatment<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hormonal stimulation<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasound monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Egg retrieval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the patient&#8217;s eggs are obtained, they are assessed and prepared in the laboratory. The embryologists freeze <strong>the mature ones with the best chances of successful fertilization<\/strong>. The doctor will determine if the patient needs to undergo another stimulation cycle to vitrify a larger number of oocytes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_egg_freezing_success_rate\"><\/span><strong>What is the egg freezing success rate?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>IVI has pioneered the use of Cryotop, the newest and most effective technique for gamete vitrification. Thanks to this method, <strong>survival rates after devitrification are close to 97% in patients under 35 years old, with implantation rates of 40% and pregnancy rates of 60%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cost_of_Egg_Freezing\"><\/span>The Cost of Egg Freezing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The prices for oocyte vitrification are <a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/ivf-invitro-price\/\">available on our website.<\/a> <strong>It is always necessary to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the patient to determine if this technique is suitable for her fertility status.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_out_more_about_freezing_eggs_at_40\"><\/span><strong>Finding out more about freezing eggs at 40<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In spite of these different regulatory climates, the message is consistent and clear. <strong>The younger a woman is when she freezes her eggs, the better the outcome. Before 35 is best, 38 at the latest. Freezing eggs at 40 currently has a very low success rate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are the <strong>main profiles of patients who undergo this treatment<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women who wish to postpone motherhood<\/li>\n<li>Oncology patients<\/li>\n<li>Patients who need to undergo gynecological surgeries<\/li>\n<li>Patients who, for medical reasons, need to preserve oocytes for use in another cycle<\/li>\n<li>Patients who, due to low ovarian response, need to accumulate a certain number of oocytes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How long can you freeze eggs for IVF?<\/strong> Eggs can remain stored until the patient decides the time has come to start her motherhood journey.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to find out more, <a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/ask-for-an-appointment\/\">just use our online contact form or give us a call.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The technology that allows for freezing of eggs rather than embryos has only been with us for a relatively short time, since 1986. During that brief period, egg freezing has increased significantly. Why is this? The is one simple answer. In a world where societal, work and relationship norms are constantly evolving, one thing that&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[163,207,208],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Freezing Eggs at 40: Is that possible and, if so, is it a good idea? Get all the information about egg freezing at IVI clinics, in our blog.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Freezing Eggs at 40: Is that possible and, if so, is it a good idea? Get all the information about egg freezing at IVI clinics, in our blog.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IVI Fertility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-19T08:25:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-19T12:13:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/112119_Banco-de-\u00f3vulos.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations","description":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Is that possible and, if so, is it a good idea? Get all the information about egg freezing at IVI clinics, in our blog.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations","og_description":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Is that possible and, if so, is it a good idea? Get all the information about egg freezing at IVI clinics, in our blog.","og_url":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/","og_site_name":"IVI Fertility","article_published_time":"2024-07-19T08:25:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-19T12:13:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/112119_Banco-de-\u00f3vulos.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/","url":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/","name":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/112119_Banco-de-\u00f3vulos.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-19T08:25:20+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-19T12:13:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7a59df689fd12350f3131f063b5c16a5"},"description":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Is that possible and, if so, is it a good idea? Get all the information about egg freezing at IVI clinics, in our blog.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/112119_Banco-de-\u00f3vulos.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/112119_Banco-de-\u00f3vulos.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000,"caption":"freezing eggs at 40"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/freeze-eggs-40\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Freezing Eggs at 40: Viability and Considerations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/","name":"IVI Fertility","description":"Reproducci\u00f3n asistida - Tratamientos de fertilidad","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7a59df689fd12350f3131f063b5c16a5","name":"admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98365"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110128,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98365\/revisions\/110128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}