Our Egg Freezing Program began in 2004 and is directed by Drs. Nicole Noyes and Jamie Grifo. These two physicians worked hand-in-hand with experts around the world to bring successful oocyte cryopreservation to NYU.

The center has a full staff dedicated to the egg freezing program to assure patients are properly cared for, counseled and supported. We know this is a big decision for many women and we want to make the process as comfortable and easy as possible. To date, more than 200 women have chosen to freeze their eggs with us; 80% were for the purpose of deferred reproduction and 20% for medical indications.

Our Success Rates

We have one of the best success rates with egg freezing and thawing worldwide. To date, 23 cycles have been performed where both freezing and thawing have been completed; these cycles have resulted in nine women delivering 12 liveborn children and one woman miscarrying. In addition, four pregnancies are ongoing, one nearing delivery. This translates to a 61% delivery/ongoing pregnancy rate per cycle. All eggs in these cycles were obtained from women less than 38 years of age, but overall the success was similar to what we see in our general IVF patients matched for age.

We feel confident as our egg freezing program expands and more women are ready to thaw and use their stored oocytes, the success rates will remain similar to those of our regular, fresh IVF cycles.

If you are interested in or need more preliminary information about egg freezing, learn more about how to get started with egg freezing.

A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics, treatment approaches and entrance criteria for ART may vary from clinic to clinic.