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Whether that someday is soon, well into the future or even completely unknown, medical advances have made it possible for you to have more control over your future family building timeline.
At Pollin, we have reimagined the Egg Freezing process to be one that is empowering, positive and personalized to YOU so you can live your present life to the fullest, knowing you have more options for the future.
Get started with an OHIP covered consultation with one of our fertility specialists.
Book a consultationThe biological clock waits for no one. When it comes to fertility, every minute counts. The quality and quantity of our eggs continuously decline, leading to decreased pregnancy rate and higher miscarriage rates as we age. Egg freezing allows you to store a group of good quality eggs for future use.
What is the ideal age for Egg Freezing?
Ideally, you should freeze your eggs before you are 35 years old when egg quality and quantity is optimal. That being said, egg freezing is still a good option for individuals over 35, but you will likely need to freeze more eggs to achieve your family planning goals.
Book a consultationThe biological clock waits for no one. When it comes to fertility, every minute counts. The quality and quantity of our eggs continuously decline, leading to decreased pregnancy rate and higher miscarriage rates as we age. Egg freezing allows you to store a group of good quality eggs for future use.
What is the ideal age for Egg Freezing?
Ideally, you should freeze your eggs before you are 35 years old when egg quality and quantity is optimal. That being said, egg freezing is still a good option for individuals over 35, but you will likely need to freeze more eggs to achieve your family planning goals.
Book a consultationEgg freezing is a proactive and empowering fertility preservation option that offers you control over your reproductive timeline.
It is a multi-step process that involves stimulating the ovaries with hormones to produce multiple eggs that are retrieved from the ovaries and then frozen.
In the future, these eggs can be thawed and combined with sperm to create embryos that are implanted in the uterus for pregnancy.
Biology - The quality and quantity of your eggs decrease as you age, leading to decreased pregnancy rates and increased miscarriage rates. Egg freezing allows you to freeze a group of good quality eggs for future use.
Reproductive Autonomy - Egg freezing is a technology that gives you the ability to be proactive about your fertility and delay pregnancy until you are ready - personally, professionally and financially.
Medical Reasons - The treatment of certain medical conditions, such as various autoimmune diseases, endometriosis or various cancers, can affect the quality and quantity of the eggs in the ovaries or even the ovaries themselves. These treatments can include certain immunosuppressant medications, pelvic surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation.
Gender-Affirming Care - Transgender individuals with ovaries may wish to freeze their eggs prior to commencing gender-affirming treatment, as these treatments can affect the quality and production of eggs. Egg freezing allows for more options once a couple or individual is ready to start or grow their family.
Although everyone’s experience is different, the most important predictors of a successful pregnancy are:
Age - The younger you are when you freeze your eggs, the better your chances of having a healthy birth in the future. Egg freezing should ideally occur before the age of 35, but egg freezing remains a good option for women or anyone with ovaries over 35, especially if their egg number is high.
Number of Frozen Eggs - The more eggs you have frozen, the better your chances of success in the future. That’s because not all frozen eggs survive the thawing process, not all thawed eggs fertilize into embryos, and not all embryos become a successful pregnancy.
Ovarian Reserve - This is a measure of the number of eggs in your ovaries, directly related to your age. We will perform a comprehensive assessment of your ovarian reserve before determining if egg freezing is right for you.
Frozen eggs can be safely stored indefinitely for if, or when, you are ready to use them.
The odds of a future pregnancy will depend on many factors, such as your age at the time of egg freezing, and the number of eggs retrieved. We’ve created this helpful chart* to give you an idea of the success of egg freezing at different life stages.
Age That Eggs Were Frozen
Probability of Having at Least 1 Child
Probability of Having at Least 2 Children
Probability of Having at Least 3 Children
30 to 34
82%
50%
22%
35 to 37
80%
45%
20%
38 to 40
60%
22%
3%
41 to 42
40%
10%
1%
*These probabilities are taken from the results of 1 study and may not necessarily reflect your chance of having a baby. (Doyle et al. 2015)
At Pollin, we aim to make egg freezing as accessible as possible. If you have a family physician, you can ask them to complete a referral form found on our website (under “Referring MDs”) and we will contact you upon receipt.
No referral? Not a problem!
Book your first consultation through our website without a referral and we will facilitate one for you through our medical partner (covered by OHIP).
A ground-breaking AI-generated assessment of a patient’s egg quality.
We are proud to offer the VIOLET™ report as an optional add on to your Egg Freezing cycle to help you better understand your likelihood of future pregnancy success with the eggs you’ve frozen.
Having more information about your egg quality allows for better informed decisions about the number of egg freezing cycles you may need to reach your future family building goals.
Until now, there has been no way to objectively assess egg quality.
VIOLET™ uses a light microscope to capture images of mature retrieved eggs, then AI software compares them to a database of over 120,000 previously frozen eggs and their outcomes. The AI then grades each egg’s quality on a scale of 0-10, with higher scores indicating better quality.
VIOLET™ provides personalized predictions for each retrieved egg’s likelihood of developing into a blastocyst, and for a successful future pregnancy.
Each VIOLET™ report contains:
✓ A record of the number of eggs that you’ve frozen
✓ Each egg’s probability of becoming a blastocyst (day 5 or 6 embryo)
✓ A personalized prediction of your overall chance of live birth
✓ Images of your eggs
To learn more about VIOLET™, click HERE
6 steps to freezing your eggs
Step One
Every egg freezing journey begins with an in-depth consultation with one of our fertility doctors to review your personal and family medical history and discuss your family building goals.
Step two
The first thing we do at Pollin, is a series of blood tests and ultrasounds to test the quantity and quality of your eggs (your ovarian reserve).
AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) blood test: this gives us an idea of the number of eggs you have.
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone), LH (Luteinizing Hormone) and Estradiol blood tests: These hormones tell us information about your fertility status.
AFC (Antral Follicle Count) ultrasound: This measures the number of growing eggs in your ovaries on day 2, 3 or 5 of your cycle. This test, combined with results of your blood tests help to predict how you will respond to the fertility medication used to stimulate your ovaries.
STEP THREE
During this stage, you’ll begin injecting medication to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs. This lasts 9 to 14 days, during which your doctor will monitor your ovaries’ response to medication with bloodwork and ultrasounds.
STEP FOUR
Under sedation, your eggs will be removed at the clinic using ultrasound guidance. The process itself is only 15-20 min.
Many patients experience cramping and pressure for 24-72 hours after the procedure, but symptoms vary from person to person.
STEP Five
Your eggs will be frozen the same day they are retrieved. Your doctor will tell you the number of eggs they retrieved before you leave, and the embryologist will call you the next day to confirm how many viable eggs they were able to freeze.
STEP six
After the egg retrieval, you’ll have a follow-up appointment with your doctor to review your cycle and determine what your next steps will be.
You've got this, and we've got you.
Every Egg Freezing journey begins with a comprehensive, OHIP covered consultation with one of our expert fertility doctors—all of whom are certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI).
We built Pollin because we believe that patients deserve better care. Achieving optimal Egg Freezing cycle outcomes start with great fertility doctors who have access to the best technology, and state of the art facilities. This is what Pollin is and it’s what we represent.
Our Egg Freezing program was thoughtfully designed to value and respect the current stage of life you’re in while giving you more options for the ones still to come.
We invite you to experience The Pollin Difference.
Pollin is voluntarily submitting our lab for CAP (American Accreditation Standards) which are considered the best in the world.
Cost: $7,800
Inclusions:
✓ Consultations
✓ Fertility assessment & analysis
✓ Dedicated care team
✓ Cycle monitoring
✓ Egg retrieval
✓ 1st year of storage
Exclusions:
✗ Medication, which can range between $3,000 - $5,000+ depending on your protocol
✗ VIOLET™ Report (Egg Quality Analysis): $400
✗ Annual storage fee after 1st year: $900/year
Did you know?
Many employer benefit plans include fertility treatments as part of their annual coverage. Consult with your HR department or insurance provider to explore what may be available to you.