Everything You Need to Know About Freezing Your Eggs

Egg freezing and IVF are two different things

Although egg retrieval is part of both procedures, the goal with in vitro fertilization (IVF) is usually to get pregnant and have a baby as soon as possible. “When those eggs are retrieved with IVF, they are fertilized with sperm to create an embryo that’s transferred to the woman’s uterus,” explains Joshua Klein, MD, chief medical officer and reproductive endocrinologist at Extend Fertility in New York City. “While, with egg freezing, the process is complete after the egg retrieval—there’s no creation of an embryo, because the goal for now is simply to preserve a woman’s unfertilized eggs for the future.” And when you do get pregnant? Here are seven thoughts that are totally normal after getting a positive pregnancy test.