A Plan for the Future: Fertility Preservation
Whether you’re considering egg freezing or embryo freezing, our expert team will guide you through the process step by step, helping you plan for your future family.
Who Should Consider Fertility Preservation?
People Unsure About Parenting
If you aren’t ready to start a family yet, or don’t know if you want to, fertility preservation allows you to maintain flexibility for the future.
People Planning for Parenthood Later
By preserving embryos or eggs, you can keep your options open down the line.
People Undergoing Medical Treatments
Some medical treatments may impact fertility, so many people consider fertility preservation before undergoing treatment.
Fertility Preservation Options, Benefits, and Process
HFC offers egg freezing and embryo freezing, which can both preserve your reproductive potential until you're ready to start a family — on your own timeline. Your eggs or embryos will be securely stored in our CCRM lab until you’re ready to use them.
Benefits of Fertility Preservation
Preserving fertility can give you more control over your reproductive timeline, allowing you to plan for the future with greater flexibility and peace of mind.
Fertility preservation gives you a better chance at having a child with your own genetic material later on.
The Preservation Process
The process begins with a consultation, where we will ask about your goals and medical history. We’ll conduct initial assessments and help you choose a treatment path.
To freeze eggs or embryos, you’ll take hormonal medications to stimulate your ovaries for retrieval.
After the retrieval, mature eggs or embryos will be frozen and securely stored, ready for use whenever you’re ready.
Why Choose HFC for Your Fertility Preservation?
Where you freeze your eggs (or embryos) can really impact their future viability.
Our CCRM lab is the only fertility lab in Canada accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the highest standard in the industry.
Our clinical teams are highly trained in helping guide you through this process, and our lab team follows the most rigorous protocols to keep your eggs and embryos safe through retrieval, freezing, thaw, and implantation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, egg or embryo freezing doesn’t lower your egg count or ovarian reserve.
Each month, you have a cohort of eggs, of which one matures and is released.
Egg (or embryo) freezing makes use of the eggs that would have gone unused in a natural cycle, preserving them for potential fertilization in the future.
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Egg retrieval procedures (which are part of egg freezing, embryo freezing, and IVF) are performed by highly skilled clinicians. You will receive conscious sedation, and we take your comfort seriously.
Our multidisciplinary team is well-trained to support you before, during, and after the procedure.
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It takes 4-6 weeks from when you first start medication until your egg retrieval, which is part of egg freezing and embryo freezing.
Embryo freezing also involves fertilization, embryo growth, and typically PGT-A testing. This adds up to 2 weeks post-retrieval.
