الأربعاء، 30 سبتمبر 2020

How egg freezing got rebranded as the ultimate act of self-care

The procedure has gotten a makeover thanks to fertility startups, but some doctors are pushing back on efforts to appeal to younger women

When Valerie Landis underwent her first round of egg freezing in 2015, she was younger than many of the other patients. Landis, a healthcare sales professional, was 33 at the time. Between the pressures of work, which often required traveling internationally for business, and a breakup a few years prior, she was drawn to the idea of buying herself more time to decide if she wanted to become a parent.

Back then, “the lowest age I heard was 37”, Landis said. “Now there are people as young as 25 are freezing their eggs. The whole landscape has shifted.”

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There are people as young as 25 are freezing their eggs. The whole landscape has shifted

I still have my eggs frozen [in storage]...I do want to hold on to them. Who knows what life looks like?

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian https://ift.tt/30nCVgS

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