KNEW
KNEW AT
KNEW AT >> 11 THE PANDEMIC PUT A PAUSE ON A LOT OF ACTIVITIES. BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO FERTILITY, DOCTORS
SAY IT'S BEEN A PRODUCTIVE AND
A REPRODUCTIVE YEAR. A RECENT
STUDY SHOWS MORE WOMEN DECIDED
TO FREEZE THEIR EGGS FOR FUTURE
FERTILITY TREATMENTS. SO WHAT'S
BEHIND THIS BOOM? I SPOKE TO A
PATIENT AND DOCTORS WHO SAY
THERE'S NEVER A WRONG TIME TO
WORK ON HAVING A FAMILY. WHEN
>>
I WAS AT THE TIME I WAS NOT A
CHILD. I WAS PRETTY MUCH
FOCUSED ON MY PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. SHAYLA >>
IS A BUSY, DEDICATED DOCTOR IN
RICHMOND WHEN SHE TURNED 30 SHE
STARTED THINKING ABOUT FREEZING
HER EGGS >>
.MY FRIENDS REMINDED ME HEY,
YOU SAY THAT YOU WERE GOING TO
DO THIS AND I'M LIKE NO, NOT
YET. AND THEN IT HAPPENS. AND
THEN I WAS WORKING. I COULD SEE
MY FAMILY AND SUDDENLY I WAS
THIRTY 8. NOW SHE'S >>
ABOUT TO UNDERGO HER THIRD
ROUND AND SHE'S NOT ALONE.
FERTILITY CLINICS HAVE BEEN
BUZZING DURING THE PANDEMIC
SHUTDOWN. DR. ANISHA IS WORKING
WITH SHAYLER AT SHADY GROVE
FERTILITY IN RICHMOND. HE SAID
THERE'S BEEN A COMMON THEME
WITH HIS PATIENTS RIGHT NOW >>
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE I CAN'T SOCIALIZE SO
MAYBE I CAN FREEZE MY EGGS AND
I THINK I WANT A FAMILY BUILD
IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DR. ROBBINS
ZIGGLER FROM NEW HOPE CENTER IN
VIRGINIA BEACH IS ALSO SEEING A
BOOST >>
.WHAT YOU SAW WAS A TRIPLE IN
A NUMBER OF VITRIFICATION
CYCLES FROM 20 19, 20, 20. SHE
HAS ANOTHER THEORY ABOUT THE
TIMING AND WE'RE SPENDING MONEY
ON VACATIONS AND WE'RE SPENDING
MONEY ON GOING OUT TO DINNER
BECAUSE WE COULDN'T IT ENDED UP
AT A WE'RE SAVING MONEY AND NOW
THEY WERE ABLE TO DO OUR
TREATMENT CYCLES THAT MANY
OF THEM DON'T HAVE INSURANCE
COVERAGE FOR. SO >>
WHAT EXACTLY DOES EGG FREEZING
ENTAIL? DR. SHAH SAYS THE IDEAL
CANDIDATE IS AGE THIRTY 8 OR
UNDER THE PROCESS CAN BE COSTLY
AROUND 10 GRAND A CYCLE >>
AND FOR ME IT WAS NO CONERNS
WHATSOEVER. SO EVERY ULTRASOUND
,EVERY BLOOD TEST, EVERY MED,
EVERY HAVE TO BE OUT OF POCKET
.AND >>
THE EGG FREEZING PROCESS
INVOLVES HORMONE INJECTIONS
DEPENDS ON TIMING WHICH BECAME
EASIER FOR SOME PATIENTS WHO
FOUND THEMSELVES SUDDENLY
WORKING FROM HOME AND NOT
TRAVELING. WE >>
GIVE YOU SOME HORMONES TO GROW
THOSE EGGS AND WE'LL GO GET
THOSE EGGS OVER THE COURSE
OF ABOUT 2 WEEKS WE'LL WILL
PREPARE YOUR BODY AND THEN
RETRIEVE THOSE EGGS AND IT'S AN
OFFICE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE
IS REALLY LIKE EASY IS SUPER
FAST. YOU GO THERE THE MORNING
AFTER 2 HOURS YOU'RE DONE YOUR
WHOLE POST PROCEDURE BARELY ANY
PAIN. I TOOK SOME TYLENOL AND I
WAS BACK AT WORK THE NEXT DAY
>>
THE EGGS WERE FROZEN AND STORED
UNTIL THE PATIENT IS READY TO
HAVE EMBRYOS CREATED WITH THEY
CAN STAY THERE INDEFINITELY SO
THERE'S NO EXPIRATION AS FAR AS
THE NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER WHICH
EGGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE GOOD
WITH THIS NEW FREEZING
TECHNOLOGY, THE SURVIVAL OF THE
UNFERTILIZED EGG REALLY EQUALS
IN MY LAB WHAT I'M FREEZING AND
SURVIVAL RATE A FROZEN EMBRYO
IS IN >>
YOUR EGGS, YOUR FUTURE PARTNER
AND THEN YOU HAVE AN EMBRYO
THAT YOU CAN PUT BACK AND HAVE
A BABY AND YOU CAN HAVE MAYBE
MULTIPLE BABIES EVERY FEW YEARS
FROM THAT 1 GROUP OF EGGS >>
.FIFTY 1 IS THE OLDEST SHADY
GROVE WILL TRANSFER. BUT DR.
SHOOER SAYS MOST PATIENTS
CIRCLE BACK IN THEIR 40S.
SHAYLA SAYS ONCE YOU PREPARE
FINANCIALLY >>
,GET READY TO LEAN ON YOUR
TRIBE >>
.SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE
THAT YOU CAN TELL WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO DO IN SUPPORT OF >>
FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
INVESTMENT WITH AN END GOAL YOU
REALLY CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG ON
A BABY >>
.YEAH, THAT'S MY BABY. THEY'RE
A SINGLE CYCLE CAN AVERAGE
ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE COMPANIES
OFFER FERTILITY BENEFITS NOW
ESPECIALLY TECH COMPANIES AND
THERE ARE SPECIAL DISCOUNT
PROGRAMS. SO MAKE SURE YOU DO
YOUR RESEARCH. YOU CAN FIND
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