AOC shares her egg-freezing journey. Here's what to know about the process.
Summary
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is currently freezing her eggs, sharing her experience publicly to inform others. The process involves hormone injections, egg retrieval under sedation, and freezing, but costs can be high and insurance often does not cover it.Key Facts
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is undergoing egg freezing during her August recess.
- Egg freezing involves daily hormone shots for about two weeks, a trigger shot, egg retrieval, and freezing of eggs.
- The process is costly, with Ocasio-Cortez paying around $8,000 out of pocket; insurance usually does not cover these expenses.
- The Trump administration has made efforts to reduce the cost of related medications.
- Age is important for egg freezing success: women freezing eggs at 35 or younger have about a 50% chance of live birth per IVF cycle; this drops to 20% after age 40.
- Not all women who freeze eggs later use them; a study showed only 5.7% used their frozen eggs within 5 to 7 years.
- Pregnancy risks remain for older women, regardless of when eggs were frozen.
- Men’s fertility also declines with age, affecting chances of conception.
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