Everything you need to know about egg freezing ... because your most productive years coincide with your most reproductive years.
"I have plenty of time to think about having kids ..." "I've always liked the idea of having kids, but I never met the right partner ... " "Can't I freeze my eggs later ... ?"
Sound familiar?
Eggs Unscrambled is the girlfriend's guide to everything you need to know about your reproductive options, especially the groundbreaking technology that has revolutionized the modern woman's life: oocyte cryopreservation. With the help of NYU Langone Fertility Center's Dr. Nicole Noyes and Dr. Sarah Druckenmiller, Fischer debunks common misconceptions about fertility, offers no-nonsense details of the egg freezing process, and lays out a real plan to help you make important life-changing decisions in an informed way.
The Truth: -The number of eggs in a woman's ovaries peaks while she is still in the womb, and it is all downhill from there! -Women only spend about twelve minutes every year talking to their gynecologists. -Men have a biological clock, too.
The Lies: -Getting pregnant is easy. -Prince Charming will come, one day. -You have all the time in the world-even into your forties-to get pregnant.
The Essential Questions: -At what age should you start considering egg freezing? -Are you willing to be a single mom? -Can you afford the expensive procedure?
