25–32
Ideal age window for best egg freezing outcomes
↑ 40%
Rise in egg freezing demand in Pune & Mumbai, 2025–26
10–15
Eggs typically retrieved in one stimulation cycle

What Is Egg Freezing?

Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) involves stimulating your ovaries with hormonal injections, retrieving mature eggs, and vitrifying (flash-freezing) them for future use. When you are ready to attempt pregnancy, the eggs are thawed, fertilised with sperm, and the embryo is transferred to your uterus.

Who Should Consider Egg Freezing?

  • Career-focused women aged 25–35 not yet ready for a family
  • Women who have not found the right partner but want to preserve options
  • Women diagnosed with endometriosis — which can reduce ovarian reserve over time
  • Women facing cancer treatment (oncofertility) — chemotherapy can permanently damage eggs
  • Women with a family history of early menopause
  • Women with low AMH detected on routine fertility check

The Egg Freezing Process at Petals Clinic

  • Fertility assessment — AMH blood test and antral follicle count ultrasound to understand your ovarian reserve
  • Ovarian stimulation — 10–12 days of daily hormone injections with monitoring scans every 2–3 days
  • Trigger injection — timed to trigger final egg maturation
  • Egg retrieval — 20–30 minute procedure under mild sedation, day procedure
  • Vitrification — eggs are flash-frozen and stored securely

What Are Realistic Success Rates?

  • Women under 35 freezing 15+ mature eggs: approximately 40–60% chance of live birth per thaw cycle
  • Egg quality matters more than quantity — younger eggs have lower chromosomal abnormality rates
  • Success rates are cumulative — multiple frozen eggs give multiple future opportunities
Dr. Juneja's Honest View

Egg freezing is an insurance policy, not a guarantee. The best outcomes are in women who freeze before 33 with 15+ mature eggs retrieved. I always provide a realistic assessment of your individual situation before proceeding — not every woman needs to freeze, and not every woman who wants to will get optimal results. Honest counselling is the foundation of good care.