Egg Freezing - The Next Steps

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford answers a question from a listener about what the next steps are after freezing your eggs when you are ready to use them. She covers the nuances of the egg freezing process, debunking the misconception that it is an "insurance policy" for fertility. Dr. Crawford then goes through the step-by-step protocol for thawing, fertilizing, and potentially transferring the frozen eggs, including the importance of sperm quality and genetic testing of embryos. The episode emphasizes the need to understand one's long-term family building goals and consider strategies like additional egg retrievals to increase the chances of success. Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter to receive updates, Q&A, special content and my FREE TTC Starter Kit! Don't forget to ask your questions on Instagram for next week’s For Fertility’s Sake segment when you see the question box on Natalie’s page @nataliecrawfordmd. You can also ask a question by calling in and leaving a voicemail. Call 657–229–3672 and ask your fertility question today! Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you: Quince- Go to Quince.com/aaw for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual-Go to ritual.com/AAW to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today. If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Sunday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram @nataliecrawfordmd, check out Natalie's YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out Fora Fertility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to As a Woman, fertility hormones and beyond.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and I am a board certified OBGYN and
0:14.3	fertility physician and also co-founder of for fertility in Austin Texas.
0:18.8	Each week on this podcast I discuss health and fertility and how they relate to your true self.
0:24.0	Become a part of the community of collaboration that amplifies others as a woman.
0:29.0	I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:40.0	Hello and welcome back to the As a Woman podcast. I'm your host Dr. Natalie Crawford and today we are talking all about the what next.
0:47.0	So many of you call and leave amazing voicemail questions and one of my favorite things to do is to answer your questions and on
0:54.3	today's version of what next it is I froze my eggs what next and I realize this is a
1:00.2	relatively new problem for a lot of people because egg freezing was experimental
1:07.2	until about 10 or 11 years ago, meaning there's now a whole generation of women who
1:12.0	had the opportunity to freeze their eggs
1:14.4	who previously didn't have that. My generation for example. All of us were never in the
1:20.4	position to have to figure out what is the best plan to use the eggs, what
1:25.8	does it mean for our current age, for our family building, and the whole spectrum.
1:31.2	So today's episode, we are going to be answering one of your voicemail questions and
1:36.7	making a deep dive into it.
1:39.2	If you have questions, you can always call the As a woman voicemail at 657 229 3672.
1:48.0	Again that is 657 2293672.
1:54.4	And we are going through your voicemails, grouping them together for episodes, and some really
1:59.4	fantastic questions might have an entire episode dedicated to them just like this one.
2:04.6	Other ways to get your questions asked can be to ask on Instagram at Natalie Crawford
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