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Today, for a variety of reasons, women are waiting longer than ever to attempt to achieve a pregnancy. At the same time, age is a leading determinant of fertility. Fertility in women is greatest when they are between 20 and 28 years of age. By the age of 35, a woman’s chance of conceiving per month is decreased by half. By age 45, the natural fertility rate per month is reduced to only 1%.
More than a decade ago, RBA noted a substantial increase in incidents of age-related infertility. This led our scientific team to begin research in the use of egg freezing as a means of fertility preservation. RBA’s initial egg freezing breakthrough came in 1997, when the practice reported the first births in the Western Hemisphere from frozen donor eggs. In 2000, after further refinement of the technique, RBA began to offer egg freezing as a means of preserving fertility in cancer patients facing fertility-threatening oncology treatment. In 2007, the RBA scientific team completed it’s most important egg freezing study to date. Utilizing a new rapid freezing technique with egg donors between the ages of 21-30, we achieved pregnancy rates in egg recipients in excess of 70%. To date, 24 babies have been born.
 Due to the resounding success of the latest study, RBA is now able to offer this exciting new egg freezing/fertility preservation technology as a service to women between the ages of 21-30.
The process begins with a consultation with one of our physicians, followed by prescreening lab work (hormonal lab testing, preconceptual screening, ovarian and uterine evaluation, etc.). The patient will then meet with a nurse, who will outline the stimulation process and provide medication injection instruction. When the targeted cycle starts, egg production will be stimulated with the fertility medications. Frequent lab work and ultrasounds are done to monitor egg growth. When appropriate, a final injection will be given to mature the eggs and ready them for retrieval. Thirty-six hours after the injection the eggs will be retrieved vaginally under intravenous sedation. After the eggs are retrieved, the IVF laboratory will freeze and store them for the patient’s future use. The entire process from screening to freezing will last approximately two months.
 The price for this procedure is $7400, which does not include required prescreening or stimulation medication. Some of the cost of this procedure may be covered by your insurance. Please contact our business office for more information about insurance coverage and financing options.
For more information or to schedule a consultation with one of our physicians, please call Mary at 404-459-3515, or email your questions to rba-online@rba-online.com.
News article: Reproductive Biology Associates Announces Breakthrough in Egg Freezing
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