Freezing your eggs

Fertility Specialist Kari Sproul, MD, explains the process of a woman freezing her eggs, and shares advice on when a woman should consider doing it
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Freezing your eggs

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You can absolutely freeze your eggs in order to use them in the future. This is a process that we still consider experimental as there is only 1,500 live births worldwide from eggs that have been frozen and then warmed to room temperature and fertilized for an embryo transfer. However, if I have a patient who is either a single patient who is not in a relationship and wants to preserve her fertility for the future, this is definitely an option for her. I usually counsel to maybe think about doing half eggs and half embryos. That way if she does not meet Mr. Right in the future, she has embryos frozen which we have a little bit experience with. But if she does meet Mr. Right and is not able to get pregnant on her own in the future, then she has the option to use the eggs that she had frozen at a younger age with her partner at that time. Also, in patients who are undergoing cancer treatments and want to preserve their fertility for the future, if they are not in a relationship, they do have the option to freeze eggs or if they are, they can also freeze embryos. I think the important thing is freezing eggs is still considered experimental, and I just want to make sure that my patients know that it is not a guarantee. However, it is the best chance that they might have in the future to get pregnant using their own eggs.
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Fertility Specialist Kari Sproul, MD, explains the process of a woman freezing her eggs, and shares advice on when a woman should consider doing it

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Kari Sproul, MD

Fertility Specialist

Kari Sproul is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility (REI) doctor in Los Angeles. She sees patients who have irregular menstrual cycles, as well as patients who are trying to conceive.  She is married and has a 20-month-old son.  In her spare time, she enjoys all outdoor activities.  She also loves to run and recently completed her first triathlon. 

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