"Oocyte cryopreservation for non-medical reasons," also referred to as "oocyte banking for anticipated gamete exhaustion" by Stoop et al. is when oocyte cryopreservation is used for non-medical purposes. It is a reliable and effective technique for women who desire to preserve fertility. Studies have pointed out that there is a high “no use” rate which is when patients don’t come back for oocytes since they have found a partner in the meantime and got pregnant spontaneously. The two procedures - slow freezing of oocytes and vitrification are described in the article together with a short summary of the evolution of oocyte cryopreservation. Through the evaluation of numerous studies and reviews, it is safe to conclude that the awareness of social oocyte freezing is rising in the general population. The success rate of oocyte cryopreservation is dependent on many factors such as the age of the woman at the time of freezing/thawing, the number of oocytes frozen, the level of anti-müllerian hormone at the time of freezing, etc. Although the process of social oocyte freezing brings advantages to many women, it is important to inform them about risks such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, the possibility of treatment success as well as risks that are brought by late maternity. It is still too early to make any definite conclusions on the outcome of social oocyte freezing, and even though there are significant advancements in the cryopreservation of mammalian oocytes, a lot regarding the molecular and biochemical mechanisms is still to be discovered.