I'll give a brief rundown of the egg-freezing process for anyone who might want to go that route. I highly recommend it if having your own kids it important to you, but might not be in the cards until your mid-to-late 30s.
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Step 8: Within a day or two of your retrieval, your doctor will be able to tell you how many eggs were retrieved, how many were mature, and how many were successfully frozen. Immature eggs can't currently be used in IVF, but some clinics will freeze them for future tech.
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This is all pretty expensive. My cycles were $10-13k each, but I opted for some optional medication (hellllllo, human growth hormone!) and had all of my treatments done in LA (not the most price-sensitive area). Insurance won't usually cover it, but it's worth checking.
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Physically, the process isn't that bad. I hate needles, but the shots were fine. The needles are tiny & it takes no skill to inject into fat. A friend did them for me during my first cycle; after that, I was comfortable taking over. Having blood drawn 3x/week is the worst part!
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You *do* have to mix/prepare some of the medications (typically just measuring saline and adding it to powder). This can be both fun (like a chemistry experiment!) and mildly horrifying (I shouldn't be trusted with this!)
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Psychologically, it's a ride. I usually have some loopy dumb-dumb days toward the beginning. I'm a bit more irritable/tired than usual until I get my next period. I am ALL ABOUT BABIES for the last week, which is incredibly annoying to everyone around me who isn't a baby. YMMV.
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A few clinics are starting to offer split cycles — basically, you pay nothing and get to keep some of your eggs in return for donating some (most?) of them.
@springfertility in SF mentions a program like this on their website:https://springfertility.com/egg-freezing/Show this thread
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