Thank you for sharing. It’s so important for women to share their personal stories around this topic. I actually have an opposite experience. I chose not to freeze eggs because of this drop off. Years later when i met my husband and tried to get pregnant, I was older and discovered I had a genetic issue that lowered conception rate - a double whammy. After 4 rounds of IVF with diminishing returns, what I wouldn’t give to have some of those younger eggs on ice. The way I see it now anything to improve the odds is worth doing if you can.
this is such an important perspective! thank you so much for sharing your experience as well. i love your phrasing of "improving the odds" versus an insurance policy.
I've heard so many stories from women who were surprised by the egg freezing process. It is incredibly taxing for so many people. So glad you're sharing and generating more conversation about the pros and cons.
I’ll talk all about why egg freezing (not embryo freezing) is not worth it and isn’t right for most women. As someone who did it and is going through IVF now!
as a woman who leads a career forward life, thank you for sharing this. the insurance policy thing is real and having other perspectives from real people is what we need more of. thank you for being brave (and creating a kick a** brand)!
Thank you for sharing. For me i managed to freeze 8 eggs when i was 38. At 40 i was diagnosed with hormonal breast cancer - the doctors including my gp, gynecologist and oncologist- they said most probably my diagnosis had nothing to do with the hormonal procedure to freeze my eggs but they also said that maybe it did, no one knows- at 42 we found a surrogate and started the procedure to get her ready to accept my embryo, at that stage i was asking my doctor to advise if it was best to fertilize the eggs first but they advised me no to, so we ended up one week before the embryo transfer, to try fertilizing the eggs. At the day of the procedure, my gynecologist took me aside to tell me that none of my eggs were good quality and only one seemed ok. And they used that one for the embryo transfer but two weeks later we found out that the surrogate wasn’t pregnant.
I also want to stress out that yes the procedure helps women to gain independence on their decision to become mothers at a later stage in their life but you need to be extremely careful of the doctors giving you the right information and statistics so you have a better understanding of what is happening and what is expected. I was very disappointed from my gynecologist as they were giving me information after the events and they were some how overselling the procedure of freezing the eggs as guaranteed success. No one told me that I didn’t have a lot of eggs saved, that maybe because i was older the quality of my eggs most probably wasn’t that great and maybe overstimulation of my body with hormones might trigger the appearance of breast cancer. I believe more transparency and clear information must be available and doctors must refrain of being too pushy about such procedures without giving all the facts. Protocols must be written down and all the information must be shared with the patient.
i am so sorry this happened to you. thank you so much for sharing your story in detail, it's very important for people to hear. i wish that more information was made available to you. what a horrific thing to experience. sending you love and healing.
Thank you for sharing your personal story. I hope other women who have had a similar experience sees your story and they become aware that they are not alone.
Thank you for sharing. For me i managed to freeze 8 eggs when i was 38. At 40 i was diagnosed with hormonal breast cancer - the doctors including my gp, gynecologist and oncologist- they said most probably my diagnosis had nothing to do with the hormonal procedure to freeze my eggs but they also said that maybe it did, no one knows- at 42 we found a surrogate and started the procedure to get her ready to accept my embryo, at that stage i was asking my doctor to advise if it was best to fertilize the eggs first but they advised me no to, so we ended up one week before the embryo transfer, to try fertilizing the eggs. At the day of the procedure, my gynecologist took me aside to tell me that none of my eggs were good quality and only one seemed ok. And they used that one for the embryo transfer but two weeks later we found out that the surrogate wasn’t pregnant.
I also want to stress out that yes the procedure helps women to gain independence on their decision to become mothers at a later stage in their life but you need to be extremely careful of the doctors giving you the right information and statistics so you have a better understanding of what is happening and what is expected. I was very disappointed from my gynecologist as they were giving me information after the events and they were some how overselling the procedure of freezing the eggs as guaranteed success. No one told me that I didn’t have a lot of eggs saved, that maybe because i was older the quality of my eggs most probably wasn’t that great and maybe overstimulation of my body with hormones might trigger the appearance of breast cancer. I believe more transparency and clear information must be available and doctors must refrain of being too pushy about such procedures without giving all the facts. Protocols must be written down and all the information must be shared with the patient.
Thank you for sharing. It’s so important for women to share their personal stories around this topic. I actually have an opposite experience. I chose not to freeze eggs because of this drop off. Years later when i met my husband and tried to get pregnant, I was older and discovered I had a genetic issue that lowered conception rate - a double whammy. After 4 rounds of IVF with diminishing returns, what I wouldn’t give to have some of those younger eggs on ice. The way I see it now anything to improve the odds is worth doing if you can.
this is such an important perspective! thank you so much for sharing your experience as well. i love your phrasing of "improving the odds" versus an insurance policy.
I've heard so many stories from women who were surprised by the egg freezing process. It is incredibly taxing for so many people. So glad you're sharing and generating more conversation about the pros and cons.
thank you! it's such a nuanced conversation but it needs to be had more!
I’ll talk all about why egg freezing (not embryo freezing) is not worth it and isn’t right for most women. As someone who did it and is going through IVF now!
it's definitely an important difference that's not talked about enough! thank you for sharing!
as a woman who leads a career forward life, thank you for sharing this. the insurance policy thing is real and having other perspectives from real people is what we need more of. thank you for being brave (and creating a kick a** brand)!
i'm so glad it was helpful in some way! thank you for the kind words. :)
Thank you for sharing. For me i managed to freeze 8 eggs when i was 38. At 40 i was diagnosed with hormonal breast cancer - the doctors including my gp, gynecologist and oncologist- they said most probably my diagnosis had nothing to do with the hormonal procedure to freeze my eggs but they also said that maybe it did, no one knows- at 42 we found a surrogate and started the procedure to get her ready to accept my embryo, at that stage i was asking my doctor to advise if it was best to fertilize the eggs first but they advised me no to, so we ended up one week before the embryo transfer, to try fertilizing the eggs. At the day of the procedure, my gynecologist took me aside to tell me that none of my eggs were good quality and only one seemed ok. And they used that one for the embryo transfer but two weeks later we found out that the surrogate wasn’t pregnant.
I also want to stress out that yes the procedure helps women to gain independence on their decision to become mothers at a later stage in their life but you need to be extremely careful of the doctors giving you the right information and statistics so you have a better understanding of what is happening and what is expected. I was very disappointed from my gynecologist as they were giving me information after the events and they were some how overselling the procedure of freezing the eggs as guaranteed success. No one told me that I didn’t have a lot of eggs saved, that maybe because i was older the quality of my eggs most probably wasn’t that great and maybe overstimulation of my body with hormones might trigger the appearance of breast cancer. I believe more transparency and clear information must be available and doctors must refrain of being too pushy about such procedures without giving all the facts. Protocols must be written down and all the information must be shared with the patient.
i am so sorry this happened to you. thank you so much for sharing your story in detail, it's very important for people to hear. i wish that more information was made available to you. what a horrific thing to experience. sending you love and healing.
Such a helpful article, thank you. I've just started writing about IVF as well, trying to make use of the copious notes I took during the process.
Information like this is EXACTLY what I needed at the start of my process.
so glad this was helpful! we need more of this broken out into plain terms
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Thank you for sharing your personal story. I hope other women who have had a similar experience sees your story and they become aware that they are not alone.
thank you so much! i hope so, too.
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Thank you for sharing. For me i managed to freeze 8 eggs when i was 38. At 40 i was diagnosed with hormonal breast cancer - the doctors including my gp, gynecologist and oncologist- they said most probably my diagnosis had nothing to do with the hormonal procedure to freeze my eggs but they also said that maybe it did, no one knows- at 42 we found a surrogate and started the procedure to get her ready to accept my embryo, at that stage i was asking my doctor to advise if it was best to fertilize the eggs first but they advised me no to, so we ended up one week before the embryo transfer, to try fertilizing the eggs. At the day of the procedure, my gynecologist took me aside to tell me that none of my eggs were good quality and only one seemed ok. And they used that one for the embryo transfer but two weeks later we found out that the surrogate wasn’t pregnant.
I also want to stress out that yes the procedure helps women to gain independence on their decision to become mothers at a later stage in their life but you need to be extremely careful of the doctors giving you the right information and statistics so you have a better understanding of what is happening and what is expected. I was very disappointed from my gynecologist as they were giving me information after the events and they were some how overselling the procedure of freezing the eggs as guaranteed success. No one told me that I didn’t have a lot of eggs saved, that maybe because i was older the quality of my eggs most probably wasn’t that great and maybe overstimulation of my body with hormones might trigger the appearance of breast cancer. I believe more transparency and clear information must be available and doctors must refrain of being too pushy about such procedures without giving all the facts. Protocols must be written down and all the information must be shared with the patient.