Is Egg Freezing in the U.S., Mexico, or Japan Necessary? A Real Story Tells You the Answer

A woman who previously underwent egg freezing in the United States shared her experience. Around the age of 30, she had already been working for several years and had also been in a relationship that lasted seven years. She had originally expected to move through the next stages of life in the order of “stable career, marriage, and having children,” but reality did not unfold according to plan.

Her boyfriend had no plans to get married anytime soon because of his career, while pressure from her family to get married made her increasingly anxious. What she was truly worried about was not simply marriage itself, but whether her chances of having children would also decrease if the relationship still had no outcome several years later.

After a chance conversation, she began seriously looking into egg freezing. After researching the process, she realized that egg freezing was not as out of reach as she had imagined. Through IVF USA, she arranged to travel to the United States. After completing basic evaluations such as blood tests, urine tests, and ultrasound examinations, an ovarian stimulation plan was developed based on her ovarian and follicular conditions.

During ovarian stimulation, she needed to use medications according to the doctor's instructions to allow multiple follicles to develop simultaneously. After a period of monitoring, egg retrieval was performed, and the mature eggs were then preserved using vitrification. The entire cycle usually requires advance arrangements for examinations, medication, and follow-up visits, with the specific timeline depending on individual circumstances.

In the past, she viewed marriage and having children as a path that had to be completed on schedule. Being unmarried at 30 meant she might need to hurry to find another relationship. If problems arose in her relationship, it was also difficult for her to leave easily.

After freezing her eggs, her perspective changed.

She still hoped to have children of her own in the future, but she no longer felt the need to rush into marriage because of anxiety about her age. She began to reconsider her relationship and, for the first time, realized that whether a relationship was worth continuing should not be determined solely by whether she could “have a child in time.”

Later, when her boyfriend proposed taking a job in another city, she did not compromise as she might have in the past out of fear of missing her reproductive window. Instead, she seriously considered whether the two of them were still suitable for continuing their relationship.

If frozen eggs are used for IVF in the future, the process will also involve thawing, fertilization, and embryo culture. Once the embryos develop to the blastocyst stage, IVF-PGT, also known as IVF-PGT embryo genetic testing, can be performed to analyze the embryos' chromosomal status and provide more information for subsequent embryo selection and transfer.

The team founded by Dr. Nathan Zhang at IVF USA has been engaged in overseas assisted reproductive consultation services for more than ten years, providing services including egg freezing in the United States, IVF in the United States, and third-party assisted reproduction for those in need. With nearly 20 years of experience in the field of overseas assisted reproduction, IVF USA recognized the diversification and individualization of reproductive needs and established an early presence in the Mexican market, becoming the Chinese representative of Power Fertility Center, Mexico POWER Fertility Center (POWER IVF). Dr. Nathan Zhang's services have now expanded beyond the United States to include IVF and egg freezing in Mexico, IVF and egg freezing in Japan and Thailand, as well as services in Taiwan and Hong Kong. From the initial fertility assessment to egg freezing, IVF, and subsequent embryo management, every step needs to be evaluated according to individual circumstances. IVF USA and Dr. Nathan Zhang have long focused on overseas assisted reproduction and continue to provide relevant information and planning references for people at different stages of their reproductive journey.