Jean Smith

There are things you can do to reduce the odds of serious complications like taking K-Bergolin after retrieval, monitoring your estrogen levels, and taking letrozole if they get too high, doing a lupron-only trigger shot, a few others.

You can ask your IVF doctor or Claude about this stuff if you're curious.

Bottom line.

Unless you're literally underage, sooner is almost always better when it comes to egg freezing.

If you're one of the few women who visits this site, consider freezing eggs sooner rather than later.

This article was narrated by Type 3 Audio for Less Wrong.

It was published on February 8, 2026.

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