Using frozen eggs later
When you are thinking about using your eggs, the clinic reviews your situation first.
What happens
- Stored eggs are warmed, and the ones that survive are fertilised in the laboratory, as part of IVF.
- Any resulting embryo can be transferred to the womb or frozen for later.
- Only a clinical review can give an individual estimate, because it depends on your age at freezing, how many eggs are stored and your health now.
Confirm with your clinic
- How many eggs are stored and their records
- What your individual chances look like
- The full cost of warming, fertilisation and transfer
Who to contact
Your fertility clinic. MYOS can help you prepare questions.
Questions to bring to your clinic
Questions people ask
General education from the MYOS patient guide. Every answer is in clinical review and not yet approved by a clinic. Your clinic's own instructions come first.
When should I use my frozen eggs?
There is no single best time. Age at freezing strongly affects the egg-related chances of success. Your current health, age and family plans matter when deciding whether and when to try pregnancy. Ask the clinic to compare your options.
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Can I try to conceive naturally first?
That can be an option for some people. Ask your fertility specialist how your current age, medical history and family goals affect the timing of an evaluation and when it might make sense to use stored eggs.
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What happens when I decide to use my eggs?
The lab warms eggs, then usually uses ICSI to fertilise surviving mature eggs. Embryos that develop may be considered for transfer or freezing. The clinic also plans any tests or medication needed for transfer.
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How do I compare success rates?
Compare live birth for similar patients and the same denominator. Per transfer and per intended retrieval answer different questions. Ask which transfers and follow-up period a cumulative figure includes.
In clinical reviewGeneral educationVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: CDC: How to interpret ART clinic success ratesAlso in IVF