Egg Freezing Timeline: What You Should Know

1. Initial Evaluation & Diagnostics

Egg freezing begins with a series of blood tests (such as AMH - Anti-Mullerian Hormone) and an antral follicle count ultrasound to assess your ovarian reserve. This helps your specialist formulate a custom medication dose tailored to your body's response.

2. Phase 2: Ovarian Stimulation (10-12 Days)

During this active phase, you self-administer hormone injections daily to stimulate multiple eggs to grow. You will visit the clinic 3-4 times for ultrasound monitoring and blood tests. Once the follicles reach mature sizes, you receive a 'trigger shot' injection.

3. Phase 3: Extraction and Cryopreservation

Egg retrieval is done under light sedation and takes about 20 minutes. A needle guided by ultrasound retrieves eggs through the vaginal wall. They are immediately frozen using 'vitrification' (flash-freezing) in liquid nitrogen.

• Procedure length: 15-20 minutes
• Recovery: Next-day return to light daily tasks
• Success factors: Age at freezing is the single most critical variable.