Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation or vitrification, is the process of taking one or more eggs out of your ovaries and storing them at very low temperatures for use in the future.

As you age, your fertility slowly declines. By freezing eggs or embryos when you’re young (usually under the age of 40), you can preserve your eggs’ health and, through in vitro fertilization (IVF), ...