Candidates for Egg Freezing & Biological Age Formulas

Female reproductive potential begins to decrease in the early 20s and drops sharply in the mid-to-late 30s. By the early 40s, natural pregnancy rates decline significantly. Many women delay childbirth due to career, educational, or personal considerations.

While reproductive decline cannot be reversed, vitrifying "younger" eggs averts this decline because future pregnancy success is directly tied to the age of the egg when retrieved. With thaw survival rates exceeding 90%, single women can freeze eggs and wait for the right partner without feeling pressure to use donor sperm.

Clinical & Personal Candidates Include:

• Single Women (Late 20s to Late 30s): Women who wish to preserve fertility options for future family building.
• Oncology Patients: Women newly diagnosed with cancer undergoing chemotherapy or pelvic radiation therapy.
• Endometriosis & Ovarian Cysts: Patients with ovarian endometriomas, severe endometriosis, or recurring cysts that may require surgery.
• Premature Ovarian Aging: Women with a strong family history of early menopause or premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).
• Ethical IVF Preference: Couples undergoing IVF who prefer freezing unfertilized eggs rather than creating surplus embryos.

Most women who freeze their eggs at VCRM are aged 33 to 39 (select cases aged 40–41 are evaluated individually based on ovarian reserve testing). Clinical studies dictate the target number of eggs required for a high probability of two healthy children:

VCRM has streamlined pricing to make fertility preservation accessible: our egg freezing cycle fee is $9,000 (includes retrieval, vitrification, and storage for the first full year; excludes stimulation medications).

ASRM Guidelines: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) no longer considers egg freezing experimental, citing thousands of healthy births worldwide and validated vitrification success rates.

Dr. Fady Sharara and VCRM's pioneering egg freezing work have been widely featured in national media, including a prominent article in The Atlantic (November 2012): "It's Not Too Early to Talk About Freezing Your Eggs".