Becoming a mother is a beautiful stage in any woman's life. There was a time when women used to conceive at the age of 20-25 but nowadays, due to career choice or many other reasons, it is not necessary to do so. Women find it difficult to conceive after the right age for conception has passed. In such a situation, egg freezing is a good option. If you want to do family planning after the age of 30, then you can get egg freezing done to avoid any kind of complications. Let us know from experts about the right age to get egg freezing done. This information was given by Dr. Nisha Bhatnagar, MBBS. Providing MD (ObGyn). She is also the Medical Director of Infinity Fertility.

At what age should egg freezing be done?

  • After the age of 30-35 years, women face difficulty in conceiving naturally. However, this does not at all mean that women cannot conceive naturally after the age of 30.
  • According to experts, the right age for egg freezing depends on many factors.
  • To avoid any problem in getting pregnant after reaching the age, if you are getting egg freezing done for this, then get it done as soon as possible.
  • If a woman is deciding that she wants to do family planning around the age of 35-40 years or even after that, then she should immediately think about egg freezing.
  • Nowadays the average age of egg freezing is decreasing.
  • If we talk about a decade ago, women used to get egg freezing done at the age of 37-38. But this age has become 33-34.
  • After the age of 35, women's fertility starts getting affected. As women age, both the quality and quantity of eggs are affected. Because of this, it becomes difficult to conceive naturally. Therefore, it is important to freeze eggs at the right age.
  • If for any reason a woman does not want to conceive at the right age, then she should get her eggs frozen in her late 20s or early 30s.

When can you get pregnant again after egg freezing?

There is no risk in the process of retrieving the egg from the ovary. After releasing the egg from the ovary, women can freeze it for 10-15 years. After freezing, the egg will remain in the same state as it was in the ovary. Whenever a woman wants to become a mother, this egg is fertilized through IVF and it is introduced into the woman's body.

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