Why Are You Suddenly in a Hurry to Pursue IVF in the U.S., Mexico, and Japan After Your Parents Stop Pressuring You to Get Married?

In the past, many people saw marriage and having children as milestones their parents cared most about. Once you reach your thirties, the questions that once felt frustrating—“When are you getting married?” and “When are you having children?”—may suddenly turn into something else: your parents stop pressuring you, yet you begin to seriously consider having children yourself.

This change is not unusual. As work becomes more demanding and people marry and have children later, more and more people only realize that fertility also needs to be planned in advance when they truly begin thinking about starting a family. Especially after the age of 30, women’s ovarian reserve and egg quality gradually change. If you do not currently have plans to have children, egg freezing can be a way to preserve fertility; if you have already started preparing for pregnancy, you can also explore assisted reproductive technologies based on your individual circumstances.

Why Does Fertility Planning Require More Initiative as You Get Older?

Female fertility does not remain unchanged over time. Increasing age may affect not only the number of eggs but also the rate of chromosomally normal eggs. Therefore, “considering it later” does not mean that your reproductive conditions will remain the same.

This is why more and more women are incorporating egg freezing into their fertility planning before formally entering the stage of marriage and childbearing. Egg freezing is not a guarantee of a future pregnancy outcome. Instead, it uses medical technology to preserve some of the eggs available at the current stage, providing another option for the future.

What Happens After Egg Freezing?

Many people assume that completing egg freezing means their fertility plan is complete. In reality, egg freezing is only one stage of fertility preservation.

When frozen eggs are eventually used, they still need to go through thawing, fertilization, embryo culture, and other steps. Since the eggs need to be fertilized after thawing, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is commonly used in clinical practice. Once embryos are formed, they will undergo further embryo assessment and transfer according to the specific fertility plan.

For those who want to further improve the quality of embryo screening, IVF-PGT, also known as IVF-PGT, is a key technology worth understanding as part of the overall fertility plan. Through PGT testing, relevant genetic information can be obtained before embryo transfer, providing additional information for subsequent embryo selection.

The fertility team established by Dr. Nathan Zhang has been providing overseas assisted reproductive consultation services for more than ten years, offering services such as egg freezing in the U.S., IVF in the U.S., and third-party assisted reproduction for those in need. With nearly 20 years of experience in the overseas assisted reproduction field, IVF USA recognized the diversity and individualization of reproductive needs and entered the Mexican market early, becoming the China agent for Power Fertility Center Mexico POWER Reproductive Center (POWER IVF). Currently, Dr. Nathan Zhang’s services have expanded beyond the U.S. 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. Dr. Nathan Zhang has long focused on overseas assisted reproduction and can also help organize an overall plan from egg freezing and fertility preservation to IVF based on the medical characteristics and actual processes of different countries, making each decision clearer and more informed.