"I decided to freeze my eggs"
"I'm not ready to become a mom right now, but I want to have that option"
"I decided to freeze my eggs"
"I'm not ready to become a mom right now, but I want to have that option"
We're sharing a woman's story about freezing her eggs. You're a Purpur role model 💜
I knew my mom went through early menopause, but a week ago I found out it happened when she was 42.
In October I'll turn 37, and I have 5 years left to have a baby.
Maybe less, maybe a little more — nobody knows. This knowledge hit me over the head like an iron hammer: I went red, then white, and went to the bathroom to cry.
Right there in the bathroom I remembered everyone I spend my time on. Time that slips through my fingers.
It's a harsh truth of life, and it sobered me up incredibly.
I'm not in a relationship.
I don't want to settle for one out of fear and make compromises because the clock really is ticking.
I'm not ready to become a mom right now, but I want to have that option.
I want a plan B. I want to put my mind at ease.
I went to a consultation and I'm starting to prepare for egg retrieval.
In short, in my own words, without medical terms
Step 1
An examination by a reproductive gynecologist
Step 2
Getting tests done
Step 3
Hormone injections in the belly (10 days in my case), starting on day 2–3 of the cycle
Step 4
A puncture under anesthesia (egg retrieval). The anesthesia is intravenous. After that, the eggs can be stored at the clinic or in a special storage facility (paid annually).
Cost
First appointment — 8,000 rubles
Tests at the clinic — 27,000 rubles (some can be done under compulsory health insurance)
The program itself — 162,000 rubles
Medication — 20,000 rubles (in my case).
This is probably the most grown-up decision of my life.
