Are conversations about the procedure still 'very shame-based' or are they now seen as 'routine”?
She froze her unfertilised eggs in June 2010, before the ASRM’s official stamp of approval. She sold some jewellery, maxed out a credit card and used a portion of her inheritance to pay for the procedure.–
The sticker price for egg freezing – roughly US$10,000 to US$15,000 – doesn’t include the cost of medications and hormones needed to kick-start the process or the annual cost of storing eggs. Egg storage can cost more than US$500 a year. the sudden sense that, despite wavering in her 30s, she now knew she wanted to be a mother.
Her employer at the time paid for the annual storage fee for her frozen eggs, but once she left the company, she has paid US$720 each year to keep themShe struggled with whether or not to discard the eggs she froze. In an ideal world, she said, she would donate them to other Black women, but she wasn’t sure how to begin that process. And there were logistical hurdles to consider, including a fee associated with removing the eggs from storage.
“I thought it was going to give me this amazing insurance policy,” Downs said. She went through two rounds of egg freezing in total. Both left her with zero viable eggs. “It sort of feels like this small insurance policy that I have in my back pocket, if I decide I want to have kids,” she said. “I’m glad I’m not boxed in.”
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