“It’s really not as simple as ’just freeze your eggs, no big deal!‘ It is definitely a big deal.”

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"I feel like IVF and reproductive assistance are seen as a safety net with a guarantee, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. As easy as it would be for me to say, 'Oh, I wish I'd done that when I was younger (cause I would do ANYTHING to have saved myself the heartache I've faced in the last 3+ years of infertility and pregnancy loss), it might be worth considering additional factors (like having a low ovarian reserve) to anyone considering freezing their eggs as some kind of insurance on their future, because that isn't the case for every woman."—wigglytufff

"Am I glad I did it? Absolutely, because now I have a baby on the way and eight embryos in the bank, in case we want more children. Would I have gone through all of that if I didn't think I wanted kids? Personally, absolutely not. It's really not as simple as 'just freeze your eggs, no big deal!' It is definitely a big deal."

"I don’t at all want to undermine those women who had a really tough time with egg retrievals, just to mention that it can be a very easy (if tedious) process for some. It’s luck of the draw, really. Should you choose not to use your eggs, you can also opt to donate them to science. I believe they’re used for training future fertility doctors. Also, being childfree is a right that women are fully entitled to without any need for explanation, just as it’s nobody’s business if you freeze your eggs, or if you don’t."—Right_Technician_676