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I suggest looking at SART and CDC data on success rates of clinics. You want to look at not only the doctors but how good the embryology labs are. All of the larger cities have good clinics, some highly reputable ones being Cornell, Columbia, CCRM, SGF, RMA, NYU, etc. Cost wise you’re probably looking at 10-17k per cycle including medication. Elective egg freezing usually isn’t covered by insurance but your company may have a specific benefit. Medication could range from 3-7k each cycle. Almost all of the costs (other than the initial blood work and storage cost) are variable costs and will be incurred each cycle.
If you’re going to do egg freezing, plan early and schedule a consultation earlier on because it could take some time to get an appointment. Then some places have to schedule you in for a cycle date (most can only take a certain number each week) and may end up putting you on birth control for a week or two to fit you in the schedule. I’ve also noticed that most clinics are not very transparent about cost and will not provide you with an estimate until after the consultation (which kind of sucks) unless the costs are already explained on their website (like for extend fertility - all their pricing details are online)
Success rates depend a lot on age and pre-existing conditions. You should be able to find a lot of information on this online. It can also depend on your clinics protocol and lab experience. Generally a lab that has a 90% egg thawing survival rate is really good, above 80% is average/acceptable. You should also looking at their fertilization rate too after the eggs have been thawed. Fertility IQ can be a good resource for you to learn more about the egg freezing process and explains all this. It also has reviews on almost every clinics.
Happy to also provide more insights if you want to DM me
I will also add- that at a younger age it’s much easier to yield far more eggs (which are fragile and don’t always thaw and fertilize well) than it will be when you later in life struggle with fertility. I’ve been through the freeze, the thaw, and now multiple rounds of IVF. Happy to share my experience too.
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