Social Egg Freezing
During your most fertile years, you may be concentrating on your education, career, relationships and financial stability. By the time life feels more settled, getting pregnant may prove harder than expected.
Social egg freezing enables you to preserve eggs during your more fertile years, potentially giving you more options for the future.
Is social egg freezing for me?
Social egg freezing may help if you:
- are not currently trying to conceive
- do not have a diagnosis of infertility
- are under 37
- have normal results from your initial fertility screening tests (organised as part of your egg freezing treatment)
Egg freezing does not guarantee a future baby, but it may help preserve reproductive options before further age-related fertility decline.
Demeter Fertility’s social egg freezing pathway
Contact us
Your first step is to contact us and ask about social egg freezing.
Before booking, the admin team will carry out a pre-screening check to confirm key eligibility criteria, including:
- age
- BMI
- that you are not currently trying to conceive
- that you do not have a known infertility diagnosis
Check eligibility here (Link to quiz)
Book your first consultation
Enquire now and we will contact you to book a 30-minute initial consultation with our GP, Dr Jeanne Wintara. Prior to your appointment, we will organise a standard panel of fertility screening blood tests, along with gathering all your medical history.
Once your results are back, they’ll be reviewed by our clinical team and ready for your appointment. If the results are normal, egg collection can be planned for your next menstrual cycle
Start your cycle
Before your cycle begins, you will:
- collect your medications from the clinic
- receive your treatment instructions
- pay the social egg freezing cycle fee upfront
From there, treatment begins on day 1 of your next menstrual cycle.
How much does social egg freezing cost?
Social egg freezing at Demeter Fertility costs $5,000 per freeze cycle. You may be eligible for a Medicare rebate if you fall under Medical Egg Freezing.
Why consider social egg freezing?
You are usually most fertile in your 20s to early 30s, but that stage of life is often focused on working out what you want from life and relationships. From your mid-30s onwards, fertility declines, often just as you finally feel ready for parenthood.
If you want a baby someday but are not ready yet, you might consider freezing your eggs. And the younger you are when you do that, the better.
Your age at egg freezing matters
Ideally, you would freeze eggs during your most fertile years. When you’re younger, you are more likely to have a higher egg count and better egg quality.
In practical terms, freezing earlier may mean:
A better chance of collecting more eggs in one cycle
A lower likelihood of needing multiple cycles
Stronger future reproductive potential from the eggs that are stored
More time to make decisions without the same level of age-related pressure
That does not mean there is one “right” age for everyone. It means age is one of the most important factors to discuss when weighing up whether social egg freezing is worth considering now, later, or not at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is social egg freezing?
Social egg freezing helps fertile women who are not yet ready to start a family, but want to take steps now that could help protect their options in the future.
What is the best age to freeze eggs?
There are different ways of answering this question.
Biologically, the younger you are when you freeze your eggs, the better. In your highly fertile years, you’re likely to have higher numbers of higher-quality eggs, which lead to more favourable outcomes.
Practically, you’ll never be younger than you are now, meaning the best age to freeze eggs could be as soon as you’ve decided you’d like to.
Am I eligible for social egg freezing at Demeter?
This program is for women who are under 37, are not currently trying to conceive, have no known infertility diagnosis, and return normal fertility screening results.
Complete the eligibility quiz to find out if you are eligible. (Link to quiz)
What happens if my fertility screening results are abnormal?
If your results suggest an underlying fertility issue, our doctors will discuss the issue with you and recommend the most appropriate way forward.
Is there a Medicare rebate for social egg freezing?
Social egg freezing is considered a personal choice for which you pay privately rather than a medical need. Therefore, Medicare does not offer a rebate.
Does egg freezing work?
A large US study from 2022 showed that 70% of women who froze their eggs when under 38 (and defrosted at least 20) succeeded in having a baby. In contrast, just 20% of 40-year-olds undergoing IVF had a baby.
When does treatment begin?
Once your screening has been reviewed and approved, treatment is planned to begin on day 1 of your next menstrual cycle.
Is social egg freezing worth discussing for you?
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Disclaimer
All information is general and not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks.