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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Australia, and New Zealand, women also have to worry about how many years their eggs have been frozen due to an outdated law that requires fertility clinics (even private clinics) to mandate…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…
Continuing our series of posts with industry experts’ tips and recommendations (you can find our previous post with 24 Experts Sharing their Wisdom on How to have a Successful Surrogacy Journey), we decided this time to reach out to several egg donation experts to ask them for their best tips for both egg donors and intended…
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…
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…
Welcome to Part 3 of a Girlfriend’s Guide to Egg Freezing by our Fertility Friend Valerie Landis. In Part 1, Valerie told us about the egg freezing process, and the ideal time to freeze your eggs. Last week, in Part 2 Valerie told us about fertility tests and the cost of egg freezing and this week in…
Welcome to Part 2 of a Girlfriend’s Guide to Egg Freezing by our Fertility Friend Valerie Landis. Last week in Part 1, Valerie told us about the how the egg freezing process works, and the ideal time to freeze your eggs. This week Valerie tells us about fertility tests and the cost of freezing your eggs….
Beating the biological clock and taking control of your fertility with a backup plan may not be as hard as you think. The advancement and improvement of egg freezing technology provides additional options for women who once might have missed the opportunity to become parents. Egg freezing is a relatively new medical technology, which allows…