Which specialist performs egg freezing?

Egg freezing, also called oocyte cryopreservation, involves medicines to stimulate the ovaries, ultrasound and blood-test monitoring, a planned egg collection, and laboratory freezing of suitable eggs. The reproductive medicine specialist assesses whether the approach is appropriate, adjusts the treatment plan, and discusses what the procedure can and cannot achieve. An embryologist examines and prepares the eggs in the laboratory; the specialist does not personally carry out laboratory freezing.

The collection is commonly performed with a short procedure using guidance from ultrasound. Your clinic will explain the anaesthesia or sedation plan, consent forms, and storage arrangements before treatment.

Arrange a consultation with a reproductive medicine specialist and bring your medical history, current medicines, previous surgery details, and any questions about future use of the eggs. Ask how monitoring appointments are scheduled, who performs the collection, how eggs are handled in the laboratory, and how storage consent is renewed or changed. Use the clinic’s written medicine instructions and report unexpected symptoms during stimulation.

Contact your fertility clinic promptly for severe pain, marked abdominal swelling, vomiting that prevents fluids, shortness of breath, fainting, or heavy bleeding during stimulation or after collection. These symptoms may need urgent assessment. Mild cramping can occur after a procedure, but your care team should give you specific instructions about what is expected and when to call.

Ask who will prescribe and monitor the medicines, who will perform egg collection, who freezes the eggs, and what happens if the response to stimulation is lower or higher than expected. Discuss future thawing, fertilisation, storage consent, and the clinic’s emergency contact route.