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I don't have any well informed answers to your questions, but I do want to say thanks for your service. I'd imagine it's much cheaper & easier to store sperm, and you'd just need to find a bank that would store your sample(s). To store eggs, a woman would have to go through retrieval first, then have them stored, and that would be much more expensive & involved. Good luck & stay safe.

@hellobeeboston: Yes, agree. I'm in NYC and have to do IVF. I know my RE offers egg freezing and it's really similar to the costs of IVF. A full IVF cycle for me is like $25k all in (including meds and anesthesia and so forth). So I would imagine cryopreservation would be slightly less since there are less procedures. But, you'd still eventually need to pay that when ready to use them (they'll charge for thaw, fertilization, transfer and refreezing if you have multiple embryos as a result).

Storage for embryos is $400/yr so I would imagine eggs are similar.

I do have a friend who is very seriously considering freezing her eggs (she's 36.5 and still single) - she's actually been to a few seminars and is doing heavy research. If she ever goes through with it I'll come back and update.

And @sgtbenjie: really do appreciate your service. You are the bravest of the brave.

Thank you for your service.

The cost of retrieving your gametes will vary greatly depending on whether it's eggs or sperm. Egg retrieval is a really involved process so it is expensive.

You'll have to pay annual storage fees. It could be anywhere from $400-$1000+ a year. Every clinic is different.

The freezing and thawing technology is great, so I wouldn't stress about a time limit on storing them. My daughter was conceived after she had been frozen as an embryo for 8 years. I have a friend who conceived with a 16 year old frozen embryo.