No, egg freezing does not negatively impact your fertility. The process involves stimulating your ovaries to mature multiple eggs in one cycle, but this doesn’t deplete your overall ovarian reserve significantly. Your body will naturally continue its usual process of monthly ovulation after egg retrieval.

The ideal time to freeze eggs is in your late 20s to early 30s, as egg quality and quantity are optimal at this age. Freezing eggs earlier increases the chances of successful fertilization later in life. However, if you're older and considering egg freezing, it's still a viable option—just with a potential need for more cycles. You can evaluate your ovarian reserve with the Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) test that you can order in our shop or get at your fertility specialist who can also do an ultrasound to guide your timing.

Between 2017 and 2022, women in Germany were on average 35.2 years old at the time of egg retrieval, according to the Deutsche IVF-Register. During this period, they retrieved an average of 7.1 eggs per cycle and underwent 1.5 cycles on average. These numbers reflect typical experiences, but individual outcomes can vary based on factors like age, ovarian reserve, and personal health. Our founder, Lisa, retrieved 25 eggs in a single cycle at the age of 32. Consulting a fertility specialist can help you better understand what to expect based on your unique circumstances.

Hormonal Stimulation: You’ll use self-administered hormone injections for 8–12 days to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs in one cycle.

Monitoring: Ultrasounds and blood tests track your progress to ensure the eggs are maturing properly.

Egg Retrieval: A low-risk procedure, performed under light sedation, retrieves your eggs using a needle guided by ultrasound. The procedure takes about 15–30 minutes. The eggs are then frozen immediately using vitrification, an advanced freezing method.

Eggs can be stored indefinitely using vitrification, a method that prevents ice crystal formation and preserves egg quality. Studies show no significant decline in viability, even after many years. However, legal storage limits may vary depending on your country or clinic’s policies, so check with our egg freezing guide for details on specific regulations.

Success rates depend on factors like your age at freezing, the number of eggs frozen, and the quality of your eggs. You should also ask your clinic what their success rates are. Generally we can say: Freezing eggs before age 35 offers the best success rates, with around a 60-70% chance of a live birth per 10-15 eggs and if frozen after age 35, success rates may decrease as egg quality declines with age.

While no guarantee exists, freezing eggs significantly enhances your chances of having biological children in the future compared to relying solely on natural conception later. Check out our egg calculator to measure your chance

The process is not considered painful, but you may experience some discomfort during hormone stimulation, such as bloating or mild cramping. The egg retrieval procedure itself is performed under sedation, so it’s painless. After retrieval, you might feel some soreness or cramping for a day or two, which can be managed with over-the-counter pain relievers.