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Paying the yearly fertility storage bill is not the only thing women have to worry about after freezing eggs. In the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, women also have to worry about how many years their eggs have been frozen due to an outdated law that requires fertility clinics (even private clinics) to mandate…
Two Times Editors on Creating a Special Section About Fertility. It can be hard to find straightforward content about pregnancy (and avoiding it). Jessica Grose and Amber Williams wanted to change that. Fertility is a complex, often overwhelming topic. Searching for explanations — about how to get pregnant, how to avoid it or even how…
I was reluctant to share my egg freezing results. This is not an egg freezing competition. I do not want others to compare. Comparison is the thief of all joy. Especially with online social media, which already does that “comparison” thing naturally. We have a tendency to compare our everyday lives as we know them…
Oops, I’m freezing my eggs … again! Nope, it’s not a new Britney Spears song, I’m really freezing my eggs again!!! This is my third cycle of egg freezing since my first experience with freezing. About each freeze was two years apart starting in 2015 at 33 years old (17 eggs) then in 2017 when…
My head was in a fog and still half asleep as I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. It was just after 4 am my time. I briefly checked my phone before climbing back in bed and then my eyes read a message I was never prepared to…
Should all women consider egg freezing? Egg freezing is no different of an accomplishment than the milestone of completing college or buying a house, at least according to egg freezing advocate, Valerie Landis. She believes egg freezing is the best thing we have for prolonging our fertility futures but is that really an attainable goal…
Infertility can feel like a hopeless sentence for people dreaming of having a baby. But the support and camaraderie of people who are going through the same struggle can offer valuable perspective. In compiling this year’s best infertility blogs, we looked for the ones that are committed to educating, inspiring, and empowering people during their…
By Valerie Landis “Wait … wait, what? Why are you freezing again?” This is a question I get on a regular basis. Often whenever I’m talking to anyone about my very public decision to freeze my eggs not once, not twice, but three times, I get a lot of raised eyebrows. “How many eggs do…