Has anyone had eggs frozen?

[StrongestAvenger]

hi,

I am currently at the stage of worry about my eggs and fertility daily (I am now 24 reaching 25)

I am looking into egg freezing and it is daunting how expensive it is (£10,000-£15,000 on average)

”life changing laparoscopy surgery offered to Endometriosis patients can, in some cases, harm the ovarian tissue and cause infertility issues in itself - so egg freezing can be recommended prior to this.”

I have never been recommended egg freezing, I would like to know if anyone has had free egg freezing from the NHS? And if so, how did you go about it?

thank you.

[h0lli3]

Hello - its not offered on the NHS but you can get it done privately, less than 10k I think it is about 4k. I have stage 4 endo, age 32, and tried to get mine frozen but the endo was so bad that at the initial scan I was told they couldn't access my ovaries without rupturing 3 endometriomas and puncturing my bowel. They also advised that freezing eggs means the eggs also have to survive the thoring process so not all are viable if then using them for IVF, and that do survive are also of a lower quality after thoring. An AMH blood test will give you an idea of your ovarian reserve and if it is normal for your age - perhaps you could ask your GP or consultant for one, they normally do one before a multi disiplinary meeting when planning your surgery. Surgery can also be done in other ways to try and preserve ovarian tissue, such as draining endometriomas that are attached to ovaries, rather than removing them (but this means endo will return quicker).

[PrettyRainbows]

Hello, stage 4 endo here, I had some frozen last month curtesy of the NHS. My consultant backed a referral so had to go through the GP but got 1 funded round on the NHS.

It was my choice whether to do Embroyos or Eggs. I think you have to be Stage 3/4 to be considered.

[StrongestAvenger in reply to PrettyRainbows]

Thank you, how do you know what stage you are? Sorry if it’s a silly question, I’ve just never been told stages

[eclair87 in reply to PrettyRainbows]

Hello,I would love to know how you managed to do it. I have stage 4 endometriosis and a low AMH level of 1.7. An NHS fertility consultant reviewed my case and advised me to seek private help, as I don't have enough time to wait for NHS-funded fertility treatment due to my deficient AMH levels. I'm feeling incredibly frustrated and anxious right now. I can't afford private treatments, but I am also desperate to maintain my current fertility state at least.

[PrettyRainbows in reply to eclair87]

Hello, sorry to hear this. Maybe it depends on your area regards to the wait. My wait from my consultant giving consent to the end of my treatment was 3 months. If you are under the care of specialists at the moment, speak to them to try get an urgent referral? I needed mine doing before my upcoming laparoscopy as they are potentially removing an ovary & fallopian tube, I'm still under the age of 30 so maybe this is why I was also compliment.

[PrettyRainbows]

It depends based off the size of the lesions. Generally if you have endometrioma cysts on 1 or both ovaries it will be stage 3 or 4.