Egg Freezing Cost Calculator

How much does egg freezing cost in the UK?

Egg freezing is rarely a single, one-off fee – it is made up of several separate costs that add up over time. A single egg collection cycle (monitoring scans, hormone medication and the collection procedure itself) typically costs around £3,000 to £4,500 privately. On top of that, ongoing storage usually runs £200 to £400 a year, and if you eventually come to use your eggs, a future thaw and embryo transfer typically costs a further £2,500 to £5,000. This calculator adds these three stages together based on how many cycles you expect to need and how many years you plan to store your eggs, so you can see a realistic total rather than just the headline cycle price most clinics advertise.

What egg freezing actually involves

Egg freezing, medically known as oocyte cryopreservation, starts with around 10 to 14 days of hormone injections to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs in a single cycle, rather than the single egg normally released each month. You will attend the clinic every few days for blood tests and ultrasound scans so the team can track follicle growth and adjust your medication dose. Once your eggs are ready, they are collected under sedation in a short outpatient procedure, then rapidly frozen using a technique called vitrification, which largely replaced slower freezing methods because it gives eggs a much better chance of surviving the eventual thaw. Most people can return to normal activities within a day or two, though some experience mild bloating or cramping for a few days afterwards.

What's actually included in the cycle price

A typical egg freezing cycle price covers baseline fertility blood tests and an initial consultation, several monitoring ultrasound scans and blood tests during the two-week stimulation phase, the egg collection procedure under sedation, and initial vitrification (the flash-freezing technique used to preserve eggs). What is very often quoted separately is the stimulation medication itself, which can add anywhere from a few hundred to well over a thousand pounds depending on your dose, the drugs used and how your ovaries respond – ask for a medication estimate based on your specific hormone levels (AMH) and antral follicle count, not just a generic figure. Some clinics also charge separately for the first year of storage, so check whether it is bundled into the headline "cycle" price or billed from day one.

Storage: the 55-year rule

Following a change in UK law that took effect in 2022, eggs, sperm and embryos can now legally be stored for up to 55 years, regardless of the medical reason for freezing, with your consent to continue storage renewed every 10 years. This replaced the previous rules, under which people freezing eggs for non-medical (social) reasons were generally limited to a maximum of 10 years' storage. In practice this means your ongoing storage cost is now a much longer-term budgeting question than it used to be – it is worth thinking in terms of a multi-year or even multi-decade cost, not just the first year or two, particularly if you are freezing in your late 20s or early 30s.

The cost of using your eggs later

Freezing your eggs is only the first step. When and if you decide to use them, you will need a separate thaw and embryo transfer cycle, which typically costs in the region of £2,500 to £5,000. This generally includes thawing the eggs, fertilising them with sperm (almost always using ICSI, where a single sperm is injected directly into each egg, since frozen eggs typically fertilise better this way), culturing the resulting embryo(s) for several days, and the embryo transfer procedure itself. Not every thawed egg survives, and not every fertilised egg develops into a suitable embryo, so this stage carries its own uncertainty on top of the cost – ask your clinic what proportion of eggs typically make it through each step for your age group.

How age affects your realistic budget

Egg yield and quality decline with age, so many people, particularly those over 35, need two or more cycles to bank a number of eggs associated with a reasonable chance of a future live birth. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the UK's fertility regulator, publishes national data on egg freezing and thaw outcomes broken down by age at freezing, which is a useful independent reference point alongside whatever figures your chosen clinic quotes you. When budgeting, it is worth planning for the realistic number of cycles for your age and ovarian reserve test results, rather than assuming a single cycle will be enough – this is the single biggest factor in how much your total cost ends up being.

Worked example

Freya, 34, is planning to freeze her eggs and expects to need two cycles based on her clinic's assessment of her ovarian reserve. She plans to store her eggs for around eight years while she focuses on her career, and wants to budget for a future thaw and transfer too, plus roughly £300 of additional tests and add-ons per cycle. Entering 2 cycles, 8 years of storage, "yes" for the future thaw estimate, and £300 of extras gives an egg collection subtotal of roughly £6,600–£9,600, storage of roughly £1,600–£3,200, and a future thaw and transfer estimate of £2,500–£5,000 – a total estimated budget of around £10,700 to £17,800 across the whole journey from freezing to a potential future pregnancy attempt.

Choosing a clinic and paying for treatment

All UK fertility clinics offering egg freezing must be licensed and inspected by the HFEA, which publishes each clinic's inspection ratings and, where available, outcome data on its website – this is a good independent starting point alongside recommendations. Most people fund egg freezing from savings or a clinic-arranged finance plan, since it is not routinely available on the NHS unless you are freezing for a recognised medical reason, such as before cancer treatment that could affect fertility; social (non-medical) egg freezing is almost always entirely self-funded. Some employers now offer fertility benefits, including partial funding for egg freezing, as part of their wider health package, so it is worth checking with HR before assuming the full cost falls on you. Because the total cost is spread across cycles, storage and a possible future thaw, many people find it easier to budget in stages rather than trying to save the entire projected amount upfront.

Questions to ask before you start

• Is medication included in the headline price, or billed separately? Ask for a personalised medication estimate based on your hormone levels.
• Is the first year of storage included, or does it start billing immediately? Clarify exactly when storage charges begin.
• What is the clinic's fertilisation and live birth rate from frozen eggs, by age group? Compare this to the HFEA's published national averages.
• How many eggs does the clinic recommend banking for someone my age? This drives how many cycles you should realistically budget for.
• What happens to my eggs if I stop paying for storage, or if the clinic closes? Ask about their storage continuity and consent renewal process.

Frequently asked questions

How much does one round of egg freezing cost in the UK?

A single egg freezing cycle, including monitoring scans, medication and the egg collection procedure, typically costs in the region of £3,000 to £4,500 privately, though medication costs can vary a lot depending on your dose and response.

How much is annual egg storage?

Ongoing storage typically costs around £200 to £400 per year, billed by the clinic or storage facility annually or in multi-year blocks. Check whether your quoted package includes the first year of storage or charges it separately from day one.

How long can you legally store frozen eggs in the UK?

Since a change in the law in 2022, eggs, sperm and embryos can now be stored for up to 55 years, with your consent renewed every 10 years, regardless of the medical reason for freezing. This replaced the previous 10-year limit that applied to most people freezing for non-medical reasons.

How much does using the eggs later cost?

Thawing your eggs and transferring an embryo is a separate cost from freezing, typically in the region of £2,500 to £5,000, and usually includes fertilisation (ICSI), embryo culture and the transfer procedure. This is not included in the upfront freezing cost.

Do most people need more than one cycle?

Many people, particularly those over 35, need two or more cycles to collect a number of eggs associated with a reasonable chance of a future live birth, since egg yield per cycle tends to fall with age. Ask your clinic for a realistic estimate based on your individual ovarian reserve testing.

Does age affect the success of egg freezing?

Yes, significantly. Both the number and quality of eggs collected, and the eventual chance of a live birth from those eggs, decline with age, particularly after the mid-to-late 30s. The HFEA publishes national data on outcomes by age band, which is worth reviewing alongside your clinic's own figures.

Sources: storage duration rules from the HFEA – Egg freezing and The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes) Regulations 2022; national success rate data published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Cost ranges are broad market estimates for planning purposes only and will vary by clinic, protocol and individual circumstances – always request a full, itemised quote before starting treatment.