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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All very useful comments. I found a few clinics that do egg freezing in the U.S. for $2,500/cycle minus medication costs. Reputable clinics at that. The debt is sizeable, but I don't want to spend the next 30/40/50 years lamenting the loss of motherhood due to debt I could have eventually climbed out of. Especially if my income increases with promotions/pay raises. I think I will try to gather all of the relevant information I will need to make a decision. It is financially very stupid to do this. But if I found a way to cap it at $10k (my income will go up to $120k next year) it might be worth considering. Donor eggs and sperm donor route aren't options for me. It's either freeze, don't freeze and hope to become partnered before 40, or a childfree life. [/quote]

That pricing doesn’t sound right. It should be closer to $10k. And the medications will be another $2-$4k.[/quote]

I think using at least some of your eggs to create embryos would give you a much better sense of chance of future success.  The problem is at 38 you have no idea of the "quality" of the eggs.  At least by using some of them to create embryos you will get a sense.  I doubt a single cycle of egg freezing will be enough.  Personally going into more debt for incredible uncertainty about any future success rate which could range everything from less than 10% to 40% would be hard to swallow. The statistics for PGS tested embryos is around 50% for one 80% for 2 and 95% for three. Those are odds I could live with.

My experience is that what is acceptable shifts over time.  At your age there was NO way I would ever  consider having a kid without a partner. 10 years later I'm a single mom by choice.  Also if you meet a partner before 40 and you try getting pregnant and encounter infertility,  openness to egg and sperm donor can shift over time.   Your partner could very well accept using your embryos after a bout with infertility.     I also never thought I would use an egg donor...  Attitudes change.  The resulting child is very precious and wonderful.

In any case there is nothing about having kids that is financially prudent.  So yes if I were you I'd probably go for it but with the understanding that just freezing eggs means a lot of uncertainty about potential future success.

While I don't have personal experience with egg freezing - there was a recent article in NYT discussion 7 women's experience. [/quote]

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