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I'm 41 year old. is it true that my embryos won't be able to withstand freezing?if i had good embryos, should i have a fresh cycle better than frozen?

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Dr. John Holden answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Advanced age: Unfortunately, older eggs do not fare well compared to younger ones in any aspect of IVF. And whereas frozen embryos lately perform comparably to fresh embryos when young eggs are used, the same cannot be said about older eggs.

Answered 8/24/2016

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