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Fertility Preservation: Uses, What to Expect, and Cost

Here’s what it’s like to freeze your eggs or embryos from start to finish.

Marisa Taylor KarasPatricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Written by Marisa Taylor Karas | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Updated on November 13, 2025
Featuring Tia Jackson-Bey, MD, MPHReviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH | November 7, 2025

Fertility preservation involves freezing eggs or embryos so that you can have children at a later date. In this video, learn how the process works and what to expect, according to Tia Jackson-Bey, MD, MPH, Reproductive Endocrinologist and OB-GYN at RMA Brooklyn.

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Marisa Taylor Karas is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn who has covered health, gender, and technology for 15 years. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera America, among other publications, and also served as managing editor of the Mellon Foundation in New York City.
Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH, is a medical editor at GoodRx. She is a licensed, board-certified pediatrician with more than a decade of experience in academic medicine.

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