Wellness
Influencers like Serena Kerrigan are documenting the process in live time.
Sarah started thinking about freezing her eggs during the pandemic.
But this trend isnt exactly random, as many on the app are.
Alex Stewart is one such content creator.
Stewart, whos based in Chicago, knew she wanted to freeze her eggs when she turned 35.
A DM from a fertility preservation clinic in Chicago called OVA felt like kismet.
As for thehefty price tag, whichaverages$15,000 to $20,000 per cycle?
She decided to go through two rounds of egg freezing with OVA in 2021.
It gave me my mental clarity back, she says.
But when moneys on the line, transparency can start to feel a bit murky.
During the pandemic, data suggests the popularity of the procedure jumped again by nearly40%.
Sometimes, theyd even freeze eggs as a group.
Clearly egg freezing is being communicated among women in America friends are influencers, Inhorn says.
Those conversations are not happening, Inhorn says.
Social media is filling in that information gap.
The more we talk about it, the more normalized it becomes, and the more empowered we are.
Many women report weight gain, bloating, and mood swings.
Some women report aperiod of depressionfollowing their retrieval.
Prescod found the medication restocks stressful, the shots confusing, and the weight gain frustrating.
And like, f*ck that.
This article was originally published onFeb.
