Many people have doubts about ovulation stimulation and egg retrieval in treatment cycles:
A woman has a fixed number of eggs in her lifetime, and since several eggs are retrieved in a single treatment, if we compare the egg reserve to a bank account—does withdrawing a larger amount at once for treatment…

Will it cause the egg reserve to drop quickly?
Will menopause come earlier?

The answer is: No!

Ovulation stimulation is a more efficient way to use the retrieved “funds” (eggs).

First, we need to understand: it’s true that the number of eggs is fixed! But this refers to the number of eggs available per cycle. In each cycle, a woman’s two ovaries typically mature about 10 eggs, but only one gets ovulated, and the other nine undergo atresia (degeneration).
That means even without treatment, the “withdrawal” happens anyway, but most eggs are wasted and never actually used.

Retrieving multiple eggs during a treatment cycle is not depleting the egg bank faster—it’s rescuing eggs that would have been wasted and increasing the usable quantity.

Egg retrieval during treatment is a more efficient use of that cycle’s eggs, and it does not affect the number of eggs available in the next cycle. So the egg reserve will not decrease faster, and menopause will not come earlier.

Are the rescued eggs of lower quality because they were originally destined to degenerate?

Not at all!

Even though these eggs were about to be naturally eliminated, with proper hormone stimulation (FSH, LH), they receive enough support to mature well.

So don’t worry—egg retrieval during treatment does not harm your egg reserve. It’s an important step to help you use each cycle’s eggs more effectively and increase your pregnancy success rate!

Therefore—egg freezing and egg donation will not use up your eggs early!

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