Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing at Kanaa Fertility Centre
Safe and Scientific Fertility Preservation for Women in Chennai
At Kanaa Fertility Centre, we offer specialized egg freezing services to help women preserve their fertility for future family planning. Whether you’re postponing pregnancy due to career, health, or personal reasons, freezing eggs empowers you to conceive later when you’re ready. With experienced care and advanced technology, we ensure a smooth, safe, and successful egg freezing process.
What is Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing, also known as freezing female eggs, is a fertility preservation technique in which mature eggs are retrieved, frozen, and stored for later use. This allows women to use their own eggs in the future for IVF or ICSI, improving the chances of successful conception even at a later age.
If you’re wondering how does egg freezing work, it includes hormone stimulation, egg retrieval, rapid freezing (vitrification), and long-term storage.
Who Should Consider Freezing Eggs?
Women freezing eggs may benefit from this option if they:
- Plan to delay childbearing for personal or career goals
- Need fertility preservation before cancer or medical treatments
- Have genetic or autoimmune conditions affecting fertility
- Have a family history of early menopause
- Are nearing the egg freezing age limit and want to secure future pregnancy options
Egg Freezing Procedure at Kanaa
The egg freezing procedure at Kanaa is performed by skilled specialists using globally recognized protocols:
- Ovarian Stimulation – Hormonal medications stimulate multiple egg development
- Monitoring – Blood tests and ultrasounds monitor response
- Egg Retrieval – Mature eggs are collected via a minimally invasive procedure under sedation
- Freezing – Eggs are preserved using vitrification and stored in secure cryotanks
- Storage & Future Use – Eggs can be thawed, fertilized, and used in IVF when you’re ready
Each phase of the egg freezing process is managed with care to ensure safety and long-term viability.
Process Timeline
Step:1
Day 2 -patient reports for basal scan and blood tests.
Step:2
Gonadotropin injections are started on a daily basis.
Step:3
Day 5-transvaginal ultrasound monitoring started.
Step:4
Antagonist injection started on days 5-7 depending on scan findings.
Step:5
Day 9-12-Trigger injection given once follicles reach mature size.
Step:6
Ovum pick up done under anaesthesia
Step:7
Collected mature eggs are frozen in liquid nitrogen for future use.
How Does Egg Freezing Work for Fertility Preservation?
Frozen eggs are thawed in the future and fertilized using partner or donor sperm in a lab. The resulting embryos are then transferred into the uterus through IVF. This method reduces age-related infertility risks and gives women control over their reproductive timeline.
What Is the Egg Freezing Age Limit?
While the ideal time for freezing eggs is in the 20s to early 30s, many women consider egg freezing until around age 38–40. At Kanaa, we assess ovarian reserve and provide personalized advice based on your fertility profile and the recommended egg freezing age limit.
Why Choose Kanaa for Egg Freezing in Chennai?
- Expert fertility specialists and embryologists
- Modern vitrification methods with high egg survival rates
- Individualized guidance and fertility counseling
- Transparent explanation of the egg freezing procedure and expectations
- Supportive, discreet environment for every woman
Book Your Egg Freezing Consultation Today
If you’re thinking about freezing eggs to take control of your fertility, Kanaa Fertility Centre in Chennai offers expert care with compassion. Learn more about the egg freezing process, understand your options based on the egg freezing age limit, and preserve your fertility with confidence. Book your consultation today.
FAQs
What are the medical reasons for OC?
OC was originally introduced as a fertility preservation option for those women who were going to undergo surgical removal of the ovaries or chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Here it is usually done as an emergency procedure as treatment for cancer will need to be initiated as soon as possible.
What is “social” egg freezing?
It is the same process of OC done as a planned procedure where the woman wants to preserve her eggs for social rather than medical reasons.
The better terminology proposed is OC for anticipated gamete exhaustion(AGE)
Unfortunately, the reproductive window is definitely shorter in women than in men.
The time period when fertility rates peak in a lady is also the same as when her education and career advancement are at a peak.
It gives women more reproductive choice and decreases the pressure they face from the “biological clock”
Can oocyte freezing be considered as an insurance policy for future fertility?
NO, the best option will always be less invasive methods and natural conception if it is a possibility.
It is important to counsel women that though OC is an option to consider, it can in no manner be looked at as an option which will provide a 100% guarantee of giving birth.
The chances of a successful outcome primarily increase with two factors;
A.The younger the age at which the eggs are frozen- women who freeze their eggs at less than 35 years of age have more chances of giving birth.
B.The more eggs that are frozen, the better the chances of pregnancy.
One latest study reported that if a woman less than 35 years freezes 10-20 eggs, she has a 70-90% chance of having at least one child from them.
At age 38 and above, a woman may need to freeze about 20-30 eggs to have a reasonable chance of having at least one live child.
This may increase the number of cycles needed to collect the same number of eggs as the age of the lady increases.
What are the complications of OC?
The main complication is risk of OHSS as our aim is deliberate hyperstimulation to get the maximum number of eggs possible.
The risk of OHSS can be minimized by ;
A. Using the antagonist protocol.
B. Using the agonist trigger and avoiding hCG trigger.
C. Using antagonist injections post ovum pick up.
Will frozen eggs give lesser pregnancy rates as compared to fresh eggs?
With the advent of the vitrification procedure, the rates of survival after thawing have increased substantially.
Rates of fertilization, implantation and clinical pregnancy rates have been reported to be similar for both fresh and frozen oocytes.
But, the success rates may also differ with the expertise and experience of the person who does the vitrification.
Are there any risks to offspring with the use of frozen eggs?
As yet, there have been no increased risk of congenital abnormalities reported in children born from frozen eggs as compared to other IVF pregnancies. But the data on long-term oocyte storage and long-term offspring health will be known only with time and increased use of the treatment.