The optimal age to freeze eggs is 19

Post by greygoo222 » Mon, Mar 09, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

conductr wrote: post #51

davidelettieri wrote: post #25

Having done IVF with my wife I think this is the most underrated fertility advice available today. I don't understand why governments of countries with increasing average age and low birth rate don't pay for this for all women. This is one the best pro-family policies that can be implemented.

I went through it with my wife too and expecting a 19 y/o women to go through the IVF process as an insurance policy is a bit insane to me. In our modern, western society, this is age is still solidly childhood with not much definitive thoughts of future family, marriage, etc. Governments need to make COL more affordable, birth rate will go up naturally

Post by greygoo222 » Mon, Mar 09, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC

fweimer wrote: post #59

stavros wrote: post #35

I don't see a very big reason mentioned: You might not need it at all. Sure, the optimal age to freeze might be 19, but if 80% of women are done with children by age 30, why would you have every woman spend the equivalent of buying a small car on something they're overwhelmingly not going to need? Waiting to get a good balance of "your eggs are still reasonably healthy" and "if you haven't had kids until now, it'll p…

Apparently the harvesting procedure typically (but not always?) involves general anesthesia. That alone is never entirely risk-free. In this context, the temporary loss of bodily autonomy could be particularly problematic. All that comes on top of the required hormone treatment. It's not a trivial procedure. On the other hand, it may be a useful tool to resist expectations to become a mother until it becomes socially…

Post by greygoo222 » Mon, Mar 09, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC

the_real_cher wrote: post #12

jokowueu wrote: post #10

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it's possible to convert stem cells or skin cells into functional egg cells (ova) in lab settings, though the technology remains experimental and not yet ready for routine clinical use

I'm always reading about amazing stuff like this with modern medicine. Things that work great in lab settings: cures for cancer, organ scaffolding, regrowing teeth, etc etc. Never hear about it again after the initial news.

Post by m00x » Mon, Mar 09, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

ElevenLathe wrote: post #56

drakonka wrote: post #44

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Most 19 year olds probably wouldn't opt into injecting themselves twice a day for weeks and dealing with the side effects of the injections, then the subsequent extraction procedures (likely for multiple rounds) even if it was paid for. Which is reasonable, considering most women who want children will have them without IVF and don't need to go through any of that.

Doesn't that just make it a cheaper policy to implement, since very few will take advantage of it?

Post by bigtex » Mon, Mar 09, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC

tonymet wrote: post #66

arjie wrote: post #63

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This is a common question we get. I will ask her again and add it there, but she described: * feeling bloated during the process (and feeling heavy in the stomach) * the discomfort of the actual injections (there are two daily) * pain post-retrieval that was reminiscent of cramps One of our other friends who had many eggs retrieved on a single cycle actually got ovarian torsion which is supposed to be outrageously pa…

thanks for sharing that's helpful. I've heard similar to more moderate ill effects from the therapy