Egg freezing (fertility preservation) — Pasadena, CA

Egg freezing takes the first half of an IVF cycle — stimulation and retrieval — and cryopreserves the eggs for later use. It is the standard option for preserving fertility before cancer treatment and, increasingly, an elective choice.

Be clear-eyed about what frozen eggs promise: a chance, not a guarantee. Outcomes from thawed eggs depend heavily on the age at freezing and the number banked, and most eggs frozen electively have not yet been thawed — so long-term national outcome data is genuinely thin. A clinic that says this out loud is being honest with you.

9.2% of all U.S. cycles were for fertility preservation — CDC NASS 2022 Final ART Summary

Fertility clinics in Pasadena, CA

The share shown for each clinic is the percentage of its reported cycles done for fertility preservation — a signal of how much of the program's work this is.

• HRC Fertility-Pasadena ranked #150 nationally · 12% of cycles for fertility preservation
• Unity Fertility Center, LLC not rated · 7% of cycles for fertility preservation
• USC Fertility ranked #140 nationally · 22.4% of cycles for fertility preservation

What to ask at a consult

• What is your lab's thaw survival rate for eggs frozen at my age?
• How many eggs would you aim to bank for my goals, and how many cycles might that take?
• What are the annual storage fees, and what happens to pricing over time?

Costs are a first-class question for this procedure — see what IVF costs and how to pay less and whether insurance must cover treatment in California.

Outcome data: CDC NASS 2022 Final ART Summary. Success rates vary with patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons across clinics may not be meaningful (CDC). This page is general information, not medical advice.