The Egg Freezing Process and Timeline From Start To Finish | Dr. Valerie Libby | FertilitySpace

Reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Valerie Libby, explains each step of the egg freezing process and what to expect from the procedure.

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If you're thinking about freezing your eggs, you may be wondering what that process will even look like. How long does egg freezing take? How many injections do you have to do per day? Does the egg retrieval procedure hurt? How many times can you do egg freezing?

We sat down with Dr. Valerie Libby, a fertility doctor at Shady Grove Fertility in Atlanta, to learn everything you should know about the egg freezing process.

Dr. Libby has worked with countless women to freeze their eggs and she has even gone through the egg freezing process herself 5 times!

So she knows all the ins and outs of what to expect from the medications, the timeline, and the egg retrieval procedure itself.

Dr. Libby explains:
⏳ how long egg freezing takes from start to finish
📆 example egg freezing treatment calendar
💉 how many shots per day you do for egg freezing
🔢 steps of egg freezing each day
🏥 egg freezing procedure steps
📊 success rates of egg freezing
🙅‍♀️ do's and don'ts of an egg freezing cycle
🍎 lifestyle and fitness tips for egg freezing, and
🤔 most commonly asked questions about the egg freezing experience

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Egg Freezing Overview
1:26 Egg Freezing Timeline
2:11 Steps of the Egg Freezing Process
3:46 How do the fertility medications work?
5:22 What day of cycle do fertility injections start?
6:00 How many injections per day for egg freezing?
6:18 Will fertility medications affect your mood?
7:42 Reasons fertility medication dosage changes
9:26 What day is the egg retrieval?
11:33 Is the egg retrieval painful?
11:52 Egg Retrieval Procedure Steps
15:22 How long does bloating last from egg freezing?
16:15 How long do you have to rest after egg retrieval?
16:48 How many eggs will you get from a cycle?
19:01 When are your eggs frozen?
19:28 How long can my eggs stay frozen?
20:21 Does egg freezing cause early menopause/affect fertility?
20:42 Success Rates of Egg Freezing
22:11 How many times can you do egg freezing?
22:58 Improving egg quality/quantity
23:57 Food and diet changes during egg freezing?
24:33 Alcohol during egg freezing?
25:01 Do's and Don'ts of Egg Freezing
26:29 Cost of egg freezing
27:25 Affording egg freezing
27:37 How to get started with egg freezing

Read all about EGG FREEZING and how to prepare here:

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Getting ORGANIZED for egg freezing:
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6 THINGS TO DO after your egg retrieval to help with recovery:
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HOW to FIND and choose a fertility CLINIC:
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National IVF Success Rates:
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Remember, this is not medical advice. Every person's situation is different, so please take the information you learned and discuss it with your fertility doctor to see what makes sense for your unique situation.

Thanks to Dr. Libby and team at ‪@ShadyGroveFertility‬ for sharing their expertise with us FertilitySpace!

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