Egg Freezing with Thérapie Fertility Clinic

How does it work?

The Egg Freezing process is quite simple. It involves two main stages. Ovarian stimulation and monitoring followed by egg retrieval and freezing.

Ovarian Stimulation & Monitoring

Under the care of our team, you will be given fertility medications, mainly in the form of injections to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple follicles. Follicles are the small fluid filled structures within the ovaries, each of which will hopefully contain an egg. The number and size of the developing follicles is measured by trans-vaginal ultrasound scans. The exact number of follicles which develop varies greatly between clients. One of the purposes of testing is to give you and us an idea in advance of how many follicles and eggs may develop. The final preparation for egg retrieval involves a hormone injection which mimics the natural trigger for ovulation. Egg retrieval will take place 36 hours after this injection.

Egg Collection & Freezing

Egg retrieval is a minor theatre procedure which is carried out in the clinic under sedation. A trans-vaginal ultrasound probe is used and a needle attached to the probe is carefully passed through the vaginal wall into the ovaries and follicles. The ovarian fluid within each follicle is aspirated and then examined in the IVF laboratory by the embryologist for the presence of an egg. After identification, the eggs are vitrified (fast frozen) and stored in liquid nitrogen tanks at very low temperatures.

By freezing my eggs am I reducing my future fertility?

Every month only one or two eggs grow to maturity and are released. The rest of the immature eggs are lost. The purpose of the stimulation medications is to capture eggs that were going to be lost that month anyway. So we can reassure you that by stimulating your ovaries and freezing your eggs we are not compromising your future fertility

What does it cost?

We are delighted to be offering the most affordable egg freezing package in Ireland at €1,995 or just €70 per month. Storage is offered at €18 per month following on from freezing. In order to help you make those first steps, we offer a free consultation with a fertility nurse to discuss your fertility preservation options. Click here to fill in the free consultation form.