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Fresh Vs. Frozen Donor Eggs

Choosing between fresh vs. frozen donor eggs

If you’re growing your family with donor eggs, you have more choices today than ever before. Deciding between fresh vs. frozen donor eggs is an important first step on your journey to parenthood. Our Texas egg bank offers both options, and we are happy to help you determine which is right for you. To get you started, we provide this quick overview of the benefits of frozen donor eggs, as compared to the benefits of a fresh donor egg IVF cycle.

Benefits of frozen donor eggs

Using frozen donor eggs offers convenience and affordability, which are important considerations for many people moving through an IVF journey. Here are some of the benefits of frozen donor eggs that may appeal to you.

  • Immediate availability. Because the egg donor has already gone through the donation process, there’s no waiting or need to synchronize with your IVF cycle and no worries about unexpected cycle delays. These donor eggs are pre-frozen in batches, and you can reserve as many batches as you wish whenever you are ready to proceed with IVF.
  • Flexible timing. Once you reserve your donor’s eggs, you can proceed with your IVF cycle at any time – even months or years later.Your eggs will remain safely cryopreserved and waiting for you at our Texas egg bank.
  • Smaller batches. Frozen eggs may be a preferred option for people who want to try for just one baby and not worry about disposition of a large number of embryos later.
  • More affordable. Because frozen donor eggs are divided into batches from the same donor, the cost is spread across multiple intended parents, making frozen eggs more affordable. 

Learn about the process for frozen donor eggs.

Benefits of fresh donor eggs

There are also many good reasons that patients may prefer fresh vs. frozen donor eggs.

  • All retrieved eggs are yours. When you choose a donor for a fresh cycle, all eggs retrieved from that cycle, up to 20 eggs, are reserved for your exclusive use. Our lab can fertilize all of the eggs right away, creating embryos that can then be graded, frozen and stored for future use.
  • Potentially larger numbers of eggs. While there are no guarantees that a fresh cycle will result in a larger number of eggs than a frozen batch of eggs, the potential to receive more eggs is higher with a fresh cycle.
  • Potential for future siblings. Fresh donor egg cycles may result in a greater likelihood of multiple frozen embryos available for future transfer, increasing the chances of having multiple children who would be biologically related to each other.

Learn about the process for fresh donor eggs.

What do I need to know about choosing between fresh vs. frozen donor eggs?

When you partner with our Texas egg bank, you can trust that every donor has met the most stringent criteria to become eligible to donate with us. This includes genetic screening, a complete family medical history, and a variety of medical tests to ensure that each donor is healthy and at peak fertility. This is the case regardless of whether the donor is providing fresh vs. frozen donor eggs.

Another important fact is that birth rates are roughly the same with either option. Our clinical care team ensures that every donor’s IVF cycle is optimized for maximum results, increasing your chances of pregnancy. Our experienced IVF lab team also uses the most advanced vitrification techniques available for oocyte cryopreservation, improving the chances that the frozen eggs will remain viable and thaw successfully.

Contact us to learn more about fresh vs. frozen donor eggs

We are proud of the high birth rates that our patients have achieved using donor eggs. It is our honor to assist you on your family-building journey. Our care team is happy to discuss your options with you, so that you can decide whether fresh or frozen donor eggs are your best option. Contact us today to get started and find your ideal egg donor.