Extend Fertility takes great pride in helping to empower women to feel more in control of their bodies and lives. Read what women are saying about freezing their eggs and working with Extend Fertility affiliated centers.
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With three women who have frozen their eggs.
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Client Profiles
| Megan (age 36), Classical Acupuncturist |
Seattle, WA |
On why she decided to freeze her eggs:
“I was starting to feel that my desire to have children was putting pressure on my current relationship… deciding to freeze my eggs helped me to separate the issues – yes, I want to have children, yes, I am in a relationship, but my desire to have children shouldn't cloud whether we should be having children together. I don’t want to have children until I feel emotionally and financially prepared.”
On how she feels now:
“It is a very empowering process. I know there are no guarantees in this world, but it is a fantastic feeling to know I've done what I can to preserve my fertility along the way. Somehow it was really affirming of what I want in my life, even though I am not having children right this minute. I know I want to be a mother more strongly than when I began… It has removed some of the judgment of myself and self-criticism of wishing I had done this or that differently, or some blame I've placed on myself for not having children yet. I feel far less anxious about the future, no matter what the outcome - whether I get pregnant naturally at some point, whether I use these eggs, whether I adopt. Now it’s just more about becoming a mother eventually than judging my body for being not the "perfect" age biologically.”
On advice for other women:
“Listen to yourself. Consider what is most important to you, and don't worry about what other people have to say about it. Nobody can know but you what is truly important to you and how you want to make that happen. When I decided I was going to do it, and was in the process of it, I talked very openly to people about it as it was happening... At the coffee shop...how are you today? I'm great! I'm freezing my eggs! Because I found the experience totally empowering.”
| Alexandra (age 34), Pharmaceutical Sales |
Boston, MA |
On why she decided to freeze her eggs:
“Having a family has always been incredibly important to me and working in the medical community made me all too aware of the fact that my aging eggs could potentially jeopardize that dream. I also didn’t want to rush into a marriage that wasn’t right solely to have children. This has removed the pressure.”
On how she feels now:
“I feel truly amazing…Relieved! I work in the women’s health care arena so I’m constantly bombarded with the scary biological clock story. I realized last week that I was listening to yet another horrifying presentation on the perils facing future mothers over 30 and for the first time I didn’t having a panic attack! I realized that I had taken control and done what I could to ensure the best chance of having a healthy and happy baby in the future. It’s also really nice that now thinking about having a family brings a sense of excitement because it just seems like much more of a reality and not a deadline that I am terrified of missing.”
On advice for other women:
“If you’re over 30 and single or involved in a fast track career you must consider this now. I promise it will change your life. You will NEVER regret having frozen eggs…but you could very seriously regret not having preserved them when you had the chance.”
