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Older Eggs
Fresh on the stands is this week's New York Magazine featuring this article: Stop Time: Is Egg Freezing the Next Big Thing for New York Women Facing Infertility?
New York women, just to get this out of the way, are singled out not only because of the name of the magazine that published the piece, but because they are regarded here as the women who put their careers first who, to indulge in a cliched platitude or two never had time for love, who were more interested in the boardroom than the nursery.
Whatever their things were, and regardless of whether this is a problem their country cousins suffer as well, these women in question are approaching 40 and want to do what they can to maintain at least a chance of having their own biological children.
All sorts of interesting issues get dredged up by an article like this one, not the least of them are about money and social status, since these procedures are incredibly expensive, not covered by insurance, and by the nature of the problem, a financial burden that the women who try it must shoulder alone. I try to think of this the way we used to think about plastic surgery, though. Once it was the sort of thing movie stars and socialites did and lied about and now it's as common as hair highlights. Once "only your hairdresser" knew for sure, now there are television shows demonstrating every procedure in action.
Eggs are big news right now. Infertility treatments are old hat. Now there is a new angst generated by prophylactic infertility treatments. It is a world of uncertainty, and everyone wants to hedge her bets.
I never had great faith in my fertility, though have been happily proved wrong, but I don't know what I would do if I found myself in the position of being over 35, alone, with the means to freeze my eggs. I am not sure I would have the courage to embark upon that project. I am pleased to see that it gives some people comfort they yearn for.
posted by Elise at 6:09 AM
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