Learn more about your options for embryo banking and egg freezing in NYC.
As women age, they may feel pressured to start a family to avoid the risk of trouble trying to conceive later on. Through egg freezing and embryo banking, women can focus on other areas of their lives without sacrificing the chance to have a family.
Choosing Fertility Preservation
Opting for fertility preservation is an empowering choice. With the option to freeze eggs and/or embryos, women can prioritize their personal and professional goals without compromising their future family plans. Working with the best egg freezing clinic in NYC means maximizing the chances of successful fertility preservation.
Learn more about some of New Hope’s fertility preservation options below.
Egg Freezing & Egg Banking in NYC
Egg (oocyte) freezing is a fertility preservation technique where a woman’s eggs are retrieved from her ovary, frozen, and stored (egg banking) to be fertilized and used later. Egg freezing is an option for women who wish to preserve their fertility at an age when their eggs are most viable. We recommend women freeze their eggs in their 20s or by the age of 35. There is, however, no age limit – it all depends on the woman’s body and if eggs can still be retrieved from her ovaries.
Eggs (oocytes) are the largest cells in the human body, making them susceptible to damage from ice crystal formation upon freezing. This damage can be minimized by the use of a vitrification method for egg freezing.
Embryo Freezing in NYC
Embryo freezing, also known as embryo cryopreservation, is a reproductive medical procedure that involves freezing and storing a woman’s embryo(s). In contrast to egg freezing, embryo freezing focuses on fertilized eggs, or embryos, that are ready for implantation.
Embryos are created during the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF), where eggs and sperm are combined in a lab. Once eggs are fertilized, the embryos are carefully cultured and monitored for development. Rather than immediately implanting these embryos into a woman’s uterus, couples may choose to freeze and store them for later use (embryo banking).
Some patients may choose a hybrid approach, meaning they freeze and store their eggs and embryos. In such cases, some eggs are cryopreserved unfertilized, while others are fertilized before being frozen as embryos.
What is Vitrification?
Vitrification is a flash eggs freezing method that prevents the formation of ice crystals, which can damage the egg, sperm, embryo, or ovarian tissue under other conventional freezing techniques. Vitrification dehydrates the cells prior to egg freezing using protectants to remove as much water as possible (thus preventing harmful ice crystals from forming).
Meet the New Hope Team
New Hope Fertility Center is a leader in fertility treatment, from IVF to egg freezing. Dr. Zhang is among the best fertility specialists. He was one of the first fertility doctors in the country to use vitrification and the first doctor in the NYC area to have a live birth from egg freezing. New Hope Fertility Center has the only operational donor egg bank in the U.S. using vitrification to freeze eggs.
FREEZING EGGS SURVIVAL RATES
The best egg freezing process, vitrification, has been proven to have a 99% survival rate. In comparison to traditional freezing methods, which have around 55% egg survival rates.
This breakthrough in fertility preservation allows women seeking reproductive tissue preservation to bank healthy eggs prior to medical treatments that may affect their fertility.
If you wish to explore egg freezing in NYC to preserve your fertility, we invite you to schedule a consultation with us today.
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER EMBRYO AND/OR EGG FREEZING
Ideal candidates include:
- Healthy women who want to preserve their fertility.
- Individuals with health issues that could impact their fertility chances
- Those who would like to donate their eggs to a family member, friend, or stranger.
- Cancer patients who are about to undergo radiation treatment or chemotherapy.
- Those having any procedure (or surgery) that might kill some eggs (removing an ovarian cyst or even a fibroid, for example)
- Couples going through the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process can freeze surplus embryos for future use if more embryos were produced than needed for the current IVF cycle.
- Women with a diminished ovarian reserve
THE TOP NYC EGG FREEZING CLINIC
NYC is a world-renowned hub of medical expertise, which can make the decision to select an egg freezing clinic a difficult one. In order to find the facility that is best equipped to handle your needs and a top fertility specialist, look for the following:
- Individualized care – Fertility treatments, including egg freezing, are most effective when they are customized to the specific needs of each patient. Standardized approaches to fertility care often provide more fertility medication that is needed which results in an increased number of side effects and discomfort. A high-quality facility will prescribe only the level of medication necessary, both increasing safety and limiting discomfort.
- Advanced techniques – The technology that a fertility center uses can significantly impact the success of fertility preservation. Traditionally, eggs are frozen by a slow dunk method that gradually reduces the temperature of the eggs. Unfortunately, this method of freezing can result in the formation of ice crystals, which can be detrimental to eggs. Vitrification is a state-of-the-art method of freezing eggs which virtually eliminates the chance of ice crystal formation. The survival rate for the freezing and thawing process with traditional freezing methods is 55 percent. When vitrification is used, the survival rate for freezing and thawing increases to 98 percent.
- Success rates – Eggs that are frozen for future use will ultimately be transferred back into the woman’s uterus using an IVF protocol. Therefore, it is important to understand a facility’s overall IVF success rate. It is important to select a facility with a track record of success and experience in working with women who are looking to preserve their fertility.
Located in Manhattan, New Hope Fertility Center provides personalized fertility care. By understanding the unique situation each woman faces, New Hope is able to create a treatment specifically tailored to her needs. New Hope’s team has had great success in the field of fertility preservation and storage of eggs and embryos, making it an option among the best egg freezing clinics in NYC.