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Consider freezing your eggs in case you find Mr. Right later rather than sooner.

by EdSharkey 10y ago

TACIXAT 10y ago
I dislike this sentiment. Not everyone wants kids. Usually meeting Mr. Right doesn't change whether someone wants children or not.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  This is true, but then again not everyone thinks the same in their twenties as their forties. Unfortunately, time waits for no one and if you do change your mind then you can.
CorpOverreach 10y ago
Or consider the fact that not having kids is a perfectly okay decision.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  Freezing your eggs does not mean you will have kids, just you can have kids.
  - erroneousfunk 10y ago
    It certainly doesn't mean that you can have kids, but it improves your odds a bit for an extra 5-10 years.
EdSharkey 10y ago
There can be a lot of hurt feelings on all sides of the issues of fertility, sexuality, and relationships. I want to get two things out before too many feelings are hurt: 1) Not being able to conceive because your eggs are too old is agonizing. Past age 35, egg quality tends to degrade quickly. Inability to conceive with one's own eggs can lead couples to spend tens of thousands of dollars to try and cheat time with therapies. Ultimately you might have to go egg donor or even surrogate mother if you've got more problems because you REALLY want a baby, which is now in buku dinero territory. And all the while that you're going through these expensive, invasive, painful, and depressing rounds of treatment, you're thinking, "if ONLY I had a chance to conceive in my 20's when my chances were so much better!" 2) You can now freeze unfertilized eggs, this wasn't even possible 5 years ago. The technology is now officially amazing. YES, it costs a lot, maybe your parents can help pay for it since this is for them as well. Think of it like buying insurance. If you're a female with the means, I think you should do it.

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Consider freezing your eggs in case you find Mr. Right later rather than sooner.

by EdSharkey 10y ago

Consider freezing your eggs in case you find Mr. Right later rather than sooner.

TACIXAT 10y ago
I dislike this sentiment. Not everyone wants kids. Usually meeting Mr. Right doesn't change whether someone wants children or not.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  This is true, but then again not everyone thinks the same in their twenties as their forties. Unfortunately, time waits for no one and if you do change your mind then you can.
CorpOverreach 10y ago
Or consider the fact that not having kids is a perfectly okay decision.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  Freezing your eggs does not mean you will have kids, just you can have kids.
  - erroneousfunk 10y ago
    It certainly doesn't mean that you can have kids, but it improves your odds a bit for an extra 5-10 years.
EdSharkey 10y ago
There can be a lot of hurt feelings on all sides of the issues of fertility, sexuality, and relationships. I want to get two things out before too many feelings are hurt: 1) Not being able to conceive because your eggs are too old is agonizing. Past age 35, egg quality tends to degrade quickly. Inability to conceive with one's own eggs can lead couples to spend tens of thousands of dollars to try and cheat time with therapies. Ultimately you might have to go egg donor or even surrogate mother if you've got more problems because you REALLY want a baby, which is now in buku dinero territory. And all the while that you're going through these expensive, invasive, painful, and depressing rounds of treatment, you're thinking, "if ONLY I had a chance to conceive in my 20's when my chances were so much better!" 2) You can now freeze unfertilized eggs, this wasn't even possible 5 years ago. The technology is now officially amazing. YES, it costs a lot, maybe your parents can help pay for it since this is for them as well. Think of it like buying insurance. If you're a female with the means, I think you should do it.