All things egg freezing and back to help inspire, teach, educate women about oocyte cryopreservation.™
It’s safe to say things are understandably weird right now. As the world reacts to the COVID pandemic, people across the planet are staying home, quarantining, and practicing social distancing as an effort to hopefully stop the spread of coronavirus. Though staying home is totally necessary right now, it means many of us have found ourselves…
ABC30 By Vanessa Vasconcelos Friday, March 20, 2020 12:42 AM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — From ancestry to food sensitivity, at-home DNA testing companies are bringing some of the most sought-after answers directly to their consumers, with the swab of a cheek or blood spot. The latest test proving to be a game-changer when it comes to…
We have come to embrace the term “social distancing” as the new buzz phrase being used to describe our recent change in social behaviors given the global epidemic and outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Any elective treatments or procedures are being recommended to suspend, including fertility cycles in the US clinics that are canceling…
By now you probably heard about this simple blood test to measure your fertility called Anti-Müllerian Hormone or otherwise known as AMH. Maybe you have seen some egg freezing ads on Facebook or saw watched one of the #BachelorNation girls on Instagram tell you to buy a kit to know where you stand with your…
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude and remembering all the things you are thankful for. Even though the holiday season is upon us, feelings of gratitude may not be top on your list, especially if a recent fertility cycle went differently than you planned. Reasons for freezing one’s eggs are vast. Some reasons for cryopreservation…
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…
In less than three months, I will be 37 years old. I am currently single, actively dating (unsuccessfully), and have not attempted parenthood yet (by choice). I live in the large metropolitan city of Chicago. I have a great job and work in an industry I love and feel passionate about. I have an amazing…