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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…
The holidays are almost over and as a new year awaits, you may be thinking about and working on protecting your fertility future. There are several things you have control of when it comes to fertility choices. Understanding what you can influence could greatly impact your outcome and results. Likely you are about to spend…
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…
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Australia, and New Zealand, women also have to worry about how many years their eggs have been frozen due to an outdated law that requires fertility clinics (even private clinics) to mandate…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…