Just as you’re about to take that first bite of your aunt’s famous pecan pie, your well-meaning grandmother says, "So, when are you having kids?” Holiday family time is great and all, but knowing how to deal with those awkward personal questions can get tricky.  The thing is — you decided to freeze your eggs, and while you want to be honest, sometimes it's hard to know if you're about to launch into a bigger conversation than everyone's prepared to have. Tips for talking about egg freezing with family Discussing your choice with family members isn’t...

Freezing your eggs is a deeply personal choice. And like any big decision, it comes with so many different emotions. Excitement, anxiety, vulnerability — they’re all part of the process. And while egg freezing allows you to hit pause on your biological clock, the emotional impact can be just as significant as the physical one.  Prioritizing your emotional well-being while freezing your eggs Step one is recognizing that your feelings are valid and deserve attention throughout the experience. With these tips, we're here to help you feel empowered and in control every step of the way. Reflect on...

Egg freezing is not just a physically and financially demanding process. It is also an extremely emotional experience, where taking care of your mental health becomes crucial.  Egg freezing can also take on different meanings for different people. Maybe you’re freezing your eggs because you and your partner would like to grow your family someday but aren’t quite ready yet. Maybe you're freezing your eggs because you would like to start a family on your own and are thinking about exploring the donor process, or maybe you're freezing your eggs as the first step in fertility...

When it comes to fertility, there are a lot of acronyms out there — from DPO (days post-ovulation) to IVF (in vitro fertilization), and so many more. But there’s one acronym that’s incredibly important, yet not often considered until people are deep into the processing of TTC (trying to conceive).  That acronym is AMH, which stands for antimullerian hormone. Essentially, this hormone is used as a marker of egg quantity. It plays a major role in overall fertility: A 2019 study dubbed AMH the most reliable indicator of ovarian reserve, and one of the most powerful...

Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, has become an increasingly popular option for people with ovaries looking to preserve their fertility. Whether you're focusing on your career, haven't found the right partner, or are facing medical challenges, egg freezing offers a way to potentially extend your reproductive lifecycle. But like any medical procedure, it's important to be well-informed before making this life-altering decision. Now let's explore the key questions you should ask before embarking on your egg freezing journey.  What's your fertility status? Before diving into the egg freezing process, it's crucial to understand your...

Whether you're trying to conceive at home or preparing for an egg retrieval, ensuring that you’re nourishing your body with the proper nutrients — and the right amounts of them — is essential to promoting egg quality while also supporting healthy ovarian function. Since the vast majority of us don't get what we need from diet alone, fertility supplements can be especially useful. Some of the top nutrients to consider include folate, vitamin B12, vitamins C, D, and E, zinc, selenium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids, which can typically be found in prenatal multivitamin supplements. But...

  The more you understand during your family-planning journey, the easier it is to decide between two seemingly similar processes. Enter: egg freezing and embryo freezing.  They sound the same and share very similar processes, but the small differences can help someone understand which path is better for them.  Dr. Jessica Rubin, a reproductive endocrinology & infertility specialist at Reproductive Biology Associates, emphasized this exact point while in conversation with Rescripted.  What's the difference between egg freezing and embryo freezing? “Freezing eggs and freezing embryos are often confused as the same process, but they are in...

  For many couples, the fertility journey is a long and windy road. After countless tests, procedures, and hopeful moments countered by heartbreak, there are times when it feels never-ending. If you’re considering IVF, there’s a good chance you’ve already spent LOTS of time on the fertility journey… and want to know how much time IVF will add. In this article, we’ll give you a practical timeline for each part of the IVF process according to a reproductive endocrinologist. Dr. Jason Kofinas from Kofinas Fertility Group answers your question, “How long does IVF take from start...

  People often talk about how physically and emotionally taxing IVF is — as they should. The whole process is so intense and so completely consuming. But there’s one aspect that people don’t really touch on when they talk about the experience of IVF, and that's the mental load of it all. When you undergo any fertility treatment, the sheer amount of information that gets thrown your way is incredibly overwhelming. As you embark on the process, you learn details of your reproductive system and health you were almost certainly never taught before. And you have...

When Victoria Raphael was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, she was in “total shock” — which makes perfect sense. At 33, she certainly didn’t fit the profile of a typical breast cancer patient. Raphael didn’t immediately think about the need to consider fertility preservation ahead of treatment, but, as she quickly learned, that’s something many young breast cancer patients need to think about (on top of the realities of facing the disease, of course).  “The fact that my fertility might be affected [by treatments for breast cancer did not cross my mind at all,”...