Do you dream of having children—but not right now?
Social egg freezing is a modern and effective way to give yourself more options for the future. By freezing your eggs while you are younger, you can increase the chance of having children later in life, when the timing and your life situation feel right.
At Ovumia, you receive safe, individually tailored care from experienced specialists—combined with a warm, professional approach.
Proactive egg freezing is available for women until the age of 38.
Social egg freezing means that eggs are collected and frozen for use later in life. Today, it is the most effective method for preserving fertility. The approach is used by people who, for example:
Frozen eggs can be stored safely for many years without a decline in quality.
Age plays a major role in egg quality. The best results are achieved when eggs are frozen before the age of 35. Proactive egg freezing is available for women until the age of 38.
Evidence shows that:
This is why planning ahead is important—even if you don’t yet know exactly what the future will look like.
At the first visit, you will go through:
You will also have the opportunity to speak with a psychologist or therapist, which many find valuable, as the decision can bring up mixed emotions—completely normal in this situation.
The ovaries are stimulated with individually tailored hormone treatment so that multiple eggs can mature.
We monitor follicle development and determine the optimal timing for egg retrieval.
The egg retrieval procedure does not affect the natural function of your ovarian reserve and does not accelerate menopause.
Afterwards, you will receive:
Often, 1–3 cycles are recommended to reach a sufficient number of frozen eggs.
Social egg freezing often brings up questions and emotions, such as:
Talking with a psychologist can:
When you decide to try to become pregnant, the eggs are thawed and fertilised through IVF or ICSI using:
An embryo is transferred to the uterus 2–5 days after fertilisation.
Any additional good-quality embryos can be frozen for future attempts.
Embryo transfer can be performed:
The likelihood mainly depends on:
As mentioned above:
Sometimes a single egg is enough—but many choose to plan for a number that provides reasonable reassurance.
Eggs are frozen using vitrification: an ultra-rapid freezing process to –196 °C that prevents ice crystal formation and preserves the cell’s structure.
Storage time does not affect the outcome.
The method requires high laboratory expertise and continuous quality assurance—areas in which Ovumia is recognised as a leader.
We have more than 15 years of experience with egg banks and egg freezing.
Every person has different circumstances. We make an individual assessment of:
The goal is to give you the best possible foundation for future family planning—in a safe, thoughtful, and supportive way.
Evidence supporting estimated probabilities
The information on the likelihood of having a child using frozen eggs is based on large international studies on social egg freezing and IVF treatments, including:
These studies show that women who freeze around 20 eggs before the age of 35 have an estimated 70–80% chance of later having a child using those eggs (cumulative probability across several attempts). Individual outcomes may vary depending on age, ovarian reserve, number of frozen eggs, and future treatment methods.
These figures are guidelines—not guarantees—and are intended to provide a realistic understanding of what egg freezing may mean for future fertility.
The fact that egg freezing is available today means that we can help women and couples who wish or need to postpone pregnancy in a completely new way. There are several reasons for preserving unfertilized eggs through freezing.
If there is an increased risk of early menopause, for example as a result of cancer treatment or another illness.
If a woman needs to undergo medical or surgical treatment that makes postponing childbirth necessary.
If there is a social situation in which pregnancy is not currently possible, but having children in the future is desired.
Before egg freezing, ovulation is stimulated with hormone treatment for approximately two weeks. After the treatment, the eggs are retrieved.
