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Okay – POI (premature ovarian insufficiency) may mean that it might be trickier for you to conceive – dependant on symptoms and stages.

It may be possible to freeze your eggs if you have POI, but it depends on whether your ovaries are still producing eggs, so acting quickly is important. Your egg reserve may already be low and ovulation is unpredictable, so you may need fertility medication and possibly more than one cycle, and success rates are lower than in women without POI.

A fertility specialist/clinic will check your hormone levels and follicle count to see if egg freezing is a viable option for you. If there aren’t enough eggs to freeze, options like embryo freezing or donor eggs may also be discussed.