Social freezing – Freezing of unfertilised eggs

The longer you postpone parenthood, the greater the risk that it will be difficult for you to become pregnant. Therefore, younger women increasingly use social freezing, where they have their unfertilised eggs frozen for achievement of pregnancy later on when it fits better into their life situation.

As you are born with a certain number of eggs, you will, as you get older, have fewer eggs left, and the quality of the eggs will concurrently deteriorate. This means that your chances of becoming pregnant get smaller as you grow older.

Freezing of unfertilised eggs may therefore increase your chances of pregnancy at a later stage, as healthy eggs are retrieved and stored as early as possible.

If you choose to use social freezing, you should be prepared to undergo hormone stimulation to mature more than the one egg that you would normally do. Eggs are then retrieved. For more information about the course of treatment.

At the preliminary consultation, the doctor assesses whether social freezing is an option for you.

We use the latest freezing technique with vitrification, which, with rapid and effective freezing, provides optimal conditions for your unfertilised eggs. The eggs are frozen quickly and are stored securely in a tank with liquid nitrogen until you are ready to use them.

• Frozen, unfertilised eggs can only be used for your own fertility treatment and cannot be donated to others
• Frozen, unfertilised eggs may only be stored for five years from the time of freezing, however, no later than until you turn 46 If they have not been used before then, they must be destroyed.
• You must grant your written consent for freezing and storage, and declare that you accept the applicable terms and conditions
• Frozen, fertilised eggs may only be thawed if you give your written consent for each thawing
• Donation for research purposes of frozen eggs that you cannot use yourself requires informed consent from you.