Preserve Your Fertility, Protect Your Future

You’re thriving in your career or maybe you’re still searching for the right partner. Perhaps you’ve faced a health scare or simply want the option to start a family later. Whatever your reason, you’re not alone and you’re not out of options.

With the support of our compassionate fertility specialists, BioART Fertility Clinic offers world-class egg freezing backed by advanced technology and deep expertise. Egg freezing is a safe, effective fertility preservation method for women who want to keep the door to motherhood open.

What to Expect From the Egg Freezing Process

Egg freezing begins with a detailed consultation and medical review. Our fertility experts assess your hormone levels, perform ultrasounds and design a customised ovarian stimulation plan.

• From day 3 of your menstrual cycle, you’ll start hormone injections to encourage egg development.
• We monitor your response closely through 2 to 3 scans.
• Once your follicles reach optimal size, we trigger ovulation and schedule retrieval – usually 36 hours later.
• Under light sedation, we gently extract your eggs using a fine needle guided by ultrasound. No cuts, no hospital stay, just expert care from one of South Africa’s most respected fertility clinics.
• The mature, healthy eggs are then vitrified (flash-frozen) and safely stored for future use.

Why Women Choose to Freeze Their Eggs

There’s no single reason women freeze their eggs, just a shared desire for choice. Some are undergoing chemotherapy or other treatments that could affect fertility. Others may have a family history of early menopause.

More often, it’s about timing: they’re not ready to become parents now but want to safeguard their future. Whatever your path, our fertility doctors will walk it with you, ensuring you feel supported every step of the way.

Timing, Age and Realistic Expectations

Ideally, women should consider egg freezing before age 35, when egg quality is at its peak. After 35, quantity and quality may decline, meaning we may recommend more than one cycle to get enough viable eggs. Still, the process remains worthwhile. While 10 frozen eggs may result in only 2–3 embryos, that could mean two chances at pregnancy, and for many, that’s everything.

Egg freezing is not a guarantee, but it is a powerful tool. With clarity and care, we help you make informed decisions that align with your reproductive goals.

Important Considerations and Risks

Like any medical procedure, egg freezing has risks. You’ll need sedation for retrieval and there’s a small risk of infection, which we manage with antibiotics. You’ll also need to avoid strenuous activity, as enlarged ovaries may twist but this is a rare complication.

Our fertility treatment plans are always tailored to minimise risk, especially of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), which we mitigate through careful medication management.

We also emphasise education: egg freezing offers future possibilities, not guarantees. But many women say the peace of mind is worth everything.

What Happens to Frozen Eggs Later?

Frozen eggs can be stored for years, and in South Africa, they may be used up until the age of 54. If unused, you can donate them anonymously, use them for research, or choose to discard them. A signed disposition agreement ensures your wishes are respected.

Talk to our fertility experts about egg freezing at our fertility clinic today.