Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation or vitrification, is the process of taking one or more eggs out of your ovaries and storing them at very low temperatures for use in the future.

Many have suggested that I freeze my eggs because I recently turned 30 years old, and I’m unmarried and single. While I normally ignore unsolicited advice about my body and future, I have been more ...

Many women freeze their eggs to increase their chances of having children later — but that's not always a possibility. (Photo: Getty; designed by Quinn Lemmers) Ahead, women whose frozen eggs didn't ...

As you age, your fertility slowly declines. By freezing eggs or embryos when you’re young (usually under the age of 40), you can preserve your eggs’ health and, through in vitro fertilization (IVF), ...

Megan B., a 36-year-old therapist and executive coach living in New York, decided to freeze her eggs after a breakup at 35. But it wasn’t an easy decision. “This is such an empowering thing, and ...

Everyone’s journey is different. Kathie Lee always says, “Do you want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans.” My plan? Well, if you were to rewind and ask teenage Jill what she would be when she ...

So, to understand better, the editorial team of Onlymyhealth spoke to Dr Swati Mishra, Fertility Specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Kolkata, and she explained to us the medical, financial, and ...

Megan sits in a monitoring room at her fertility clinic, waiting for a transvaginal ultrasound of her ovaries. During an egg-freezing cycle, women must attend monitoring appointments every few days.