How to know if egg freezing is right for you | DW Documentary
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- A high-powered job as a lawyer, a plentiful life - Anchal Chaudhary seems to have it all, but her biological clock is ticking. The single 35-year-old woman from Delhi is worried about the one thing she cannot control: time. Will she ever be a mother? Infertility specialist Dr. Reubina Singh lets her know that she has choices. She gives Anchal the inside information on egg freezing and what it means. Anchal is not sure what to do. Will freezing her eggs really solve her problems? Are societal pressures too overwhelming? And what if her body is not up for the procedure?
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Egg freezing is not a silver bullet to menopause as these programs advertise. In many instances the best chances of success are less than 30%, especially if the eggs are frozen in a woman's mid - late 30s.
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Exactly, more women need to cash in their chips early.
I was immediately reminded of "Adam Ruins Everything: - You Can Still Have Babies After 35 | truTV" Quoting:
"Egg freezing began as a way for women to save their eggs before undergoing chemotherapy. But today, it's grown into vanity industry that preys on fertility fear.
"Your eggs are rotting, fast. So we're gonna freeze some now and thaw them out later when you're ready to have a baby."
What she failed to mention is that each of those eggs only has a 2% to 12% chance of resulting in a baby, and the whole shebang is gonna cost you upwards of $20,000.
20 grand? Yeah.
And all that money is usually wasted. The vast majority of women who freeze their eggs
never actually use them because, again, you can get pregnant in life later than you think."
Women don't seem to realise that egg freezing is nowhere near perfect. Just search the internet and social media for the countless women who are left heartbroken after spending tens and thousands only to realise that, at 35, 40, even 50 year olds, they simply have left it too late for even the egg freezing doctors to extract any healthy eggs from.
If you're going to do it, do it in your early 20s.
You do realise you pay every year to keep it in the storage too right? That’s why doctors advise women to do it from LATE 20’s onwards (mostly early 30’s) because they might just find a partner and do it the natural way. Keeping the cost less.
What I would say to this lady is - go for it!
I did it myself and later on my eggs didn't give me any babies, but now I'm at peace because I at least tried it. Science exists, but it is not magic.
How much did it cost where you live, and was it painfull. I am not having it done, but its important questions
@@carolinerondon8934 no pain at all, all done under anesthetics. I have done it here in London and I collected my eggs many times in diferent clinics because my anti mullerian levels where very low, but you can expect it to cost around £3k.
@@Patricia-jk9sg That is really cheap. Maybe you should have gone to a bit more upscale clinic. There really are some dodgy clinics out to scam women.
Why do so many of you modern women wait until basically the last moment? Also it's not hard though find a good man but most modern women don't want to good men
@@thegreataynrand7210 Here is the low down: Please listen ! Women have about 10% of the testosterone the men have. Their sex drive is weak because of this. It is strong when they are young, but as they age it tapers off rather quickly. Estrogen is the chemical that makes them appear attractive. When they enter middle age , they get baby rabies. They may appear eager for sex, but it is not the same as the male desire. Be informed. Males are much more needy than females and easy to manipulate. My 2 cents.
I know I'm going to be bashed for this but what about what is best for the child? How about just ... not having children? At what "cost" do we want to have a child? Sometimes I find this is just another industry making money on the backs of women ....
Exactamundo !
100% right. There are more than enough people and unwanted children im this world. Please read up on the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement.
You are not going to be bashed. You are right!
Women who do this are selfish. They're depriving their child of a father, among all the other issues with doing this.
Tell that to arab women of low social status, who have 5-6 children each.
First ask yourself why to be a parent before becoming a parent because it is irreversible.
Lata Mangeshkar, Ekta Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Mayawati, Jayalalithaa, Mamta Banerjee, Tabu and many such legendary women have lived a single and childfree life successfully and happily.
Happy only in the public’s eye. You have no idea of the trials & pains they faced at a daily.
@n325aej how do you know? There are many parents that also regret having children. They gave their children everything and in their old age their children abandon and abuse them.
@@ubayyd you think being a mom doesn’t bring sorrow? Doesn’t bring emptiness? Sometimes moms loose identity too.
@KING WANI👑 I have my aunt in my family and several other relatives both male and female who chose to live a solitary life happily and they do even today without any remorse for living their lives on their own. Some of them are 60+ and enjoying to the fullest.
Suicides are also more frequent among married ones in comparison to singles and that says a lot about marriages and relationships.
"The best lovestory is with oneself because it never ends".
Alt title: don't forget to freeze your eggs, while you are slaving away to make the next billion for your ceo...
Seriously 😂
I thought the chances of a viable pregnancy from a frozen egg, were very low.No mention of success rate from frozen egg here.
She needs invest her money in a personal trainer instead of freezing her eggs…
True, because of she is having baby late, she also needs to be fit momma. As a obese person I understand what you said.
Adoption could be an option, I mean look at how overpopulated we are right now.
Frozen eggs are one of my daughter's favorite summertime treats.
Let's hope she will have health eggs to give you grandchildren in the future.
@@Patricia-jk9sg 🤣🤣
Nobody can love yourself best but your self. If people can't like YOU, not because of your appearance and achievements, then you can't guarantee their like for you as the years pass by.
Comments are toxic af…
I was immediately reminded of "Adam Ruins Everything: - You Can Still Have Babies After 35 | truTV" Quoting:
"Egg freezing began as a way for women to save their eggs before undergoing chemotherapy. But today, it's grown into vanity industry that preys on fertility fear.
"Your eggs are rotting, fast. So we're gonna freeze some now and thaw them out later when you're ready to have a baby."
What she failed to mention is that each of those eggs only has a 2% to 12% chance of resulting in a baby, and the whole shebang is gonna cost you upwards of $20,000.
20 grand? Yeah.
And all that money is usually wasted. The vast majority of women who freeze their eggs
never actually use them because, again, you can get pregnant in life later than you think."
Raising a human baby is an extremely challenging marathon task of two decades and I think as the world population shrinks it should be financially and socially supported by governments.
Only rich countries & the ones that r on the verge of facing extinction would…like Japan
If one wants to be a parent badly enough, she/he will make it work regardless of financial or career status. There's no 'right' or 'wrong' time. It's about making choices what one wants to prioritise. To me personally, if someone gets to 35 and still can't figure out whether she wants a child, it's likely she doesn't really want one. "The idea sounds nice and beautiful, but I'm not ready to give up my career/lifestyle for it." If that's the case, it's best not to have a child. With medical technologies these days, yes, women can freeze eggs and have a child at much later age, but it isn't just about being pregnant and giving birth. As a parent, you need the energy, health, mental space, time, attention, etc. to raise a child, and realistically, 40s probably isn't optimal. For example, by the time the child reaches puberty, the mother is going through menopause. Doable, but probably not ideal, both for the child and the mother.
Lies again? Ovum Egghead
New normal for the western women
The wall is undefeated
From west Africa
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This is an Indian woman stupid people will suffer
Oh shut up! Have some critical thinking and p.s- a little of West African women (I'm very certain you're Nigerian...I just know) are suffering because of societal pressure when they would not have had children so young or had as many. Also the men they are with will be abusive and terrible whilst the elders te ger to stay.
Ladies if a woman is not seving you freeze your eggs and wait for the right situation. Not every man man is worthy of creating the gift of a child with Non Western or not smh
She'd have a much higher probability of finding a suitable partner after losing >= 100 lbs; why does society keep lying to itself
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I'm pretty sure a lot of men are attracted to fuller figures. Her problem is she's a lawyer in a country that doesn't value women in education. They prefer them pretty and silent. Not successful and opiniated.
lol as if there aren't fit, gorgeous women out there who get dumped and cheated on by their partners on the regular.
This!!!!
Totally agree. First she needs to take care of herself first.
Or just adopt kids
Why would you adopt someone that took genes of alcoholics or drug addicts? Normal kids dont end up in adoption centers. You will adopt a child who has mental trauma if not also physical from its abusive household, and its not guaranteed that the child will adopt YOU. There were cases where adopted children benefited from the money and such of their caretakers then as soon as they got the education and money, they left them and broke the contact with them. How grateful.
So rather than waste your money and energy on someone’s “mistake”, ehy not form your own family and have your own children from your flesh and blood and dna?
@@Yazan26579 i see. Make sense.
When it's really hot out my daughter will buy fresh eggs , put them on a skewer, and put them in the freezer for later.
We can't all continue to grow in our careers until we're 60. And most of us don't. It's fine to put your career in the backseat for a decade to start a family. All the time in the world to focus on work later in life.
And if anything, your kids will be the best reason why you're doing it all.
Yes, reality has a way of crashing the pityparty doesn't it.
At 3:00 the doctor is explaining that the eggs are extracted when they reach the size of 18-20mm... Can someone please do a fact check, what she is really saying. I am not a doctor, what she said is not true, the human egg is around 100 microns or 0.1 to 0.2mm, I remember that from my biology class.
True what you said
Not to be! Nowadays to put a child in this world is suicide 🌎
She should consider adoption. Seriously.
Lol oh be quiet
@@thegreataynrand7210 The sheer *irony* of you having Ayn Rand in your username is remarkable. I think *you* should be quiet and go read Atlas Shrugged.
@@danusdragonfly6640 Ayn Rand was a true believer in freedom. I don't think you have actually read atlas shrugged
@@thegreataynrand7210 Like the *freedom* to express yourself? Why yes I do believe she did actually believe in that - unlike you! Perhaps *you* should be quiet - follow your own advice.
It is a wonderful documentary coverage video about human eggs 🥚 Freezing scientific techniques..shared by excellent( DW) documentary channel...Are it's a luxurious phenomenon of Indian 🇮🇳 upper-class individuals ...?& a health tourism phenomenon?
Well even generic heart surgery is a privilege for poor. Especially to get timely treatment. So yes not everyone is same.
Frozen eggs are tasty with cheese n chicken sandwich but don't boil them again...
Yeah, I think if you have money why not freeze some eggs if you over 30.
It would be plan b.
No eggs
Empty egg carton
You don't have any eggs
Indian Pvt hospital doctors are getting more effective initiatives income generating activities will help and misused women from rural areas,.
When you age not going to have energy to raise children
Unless you have boatloads of money 😆😆😆😆😆😆
@@eddenoy321 she has that fortunately
Dear women obesity HURTS FERTILITY!!!!!!!
@@qjtvaddict Don't assume that she does. Many lawyers in India work at a folding table on the curbside. You would be surprised.
As per our indian medical Laws Act allow this kind of activities
Time changes everything.
Dont waste your time in your 20s and early 30s on non-serious relationships, if you want babies and feel ready.
Me and my wife had kids in early 20s while studying and it wasnt as difficult as I was told it was gonna be. We also had strong support network.
you're delusional if you think people only end up single after 30 because they "wasted time on non-serious relationships"
I disagree, taking care kids are harder than anything else in the world 🌎.
@@NightinGal89 Never did I say that. But it is part of the issue for some today while they study well in to their mid to late 20s. Ive seen it too many times.
My whole point was, date with a purpose early and dont be afraid to have kids early, if you feel ready. Most western culture make it out to be much harder than it is. Particularly if you have good support network, you need that regardless if you are old or young.
@@maily8388 If you have a not so strong support network, parents that can help out, then it is probably tougher. I didnt experience that, I have supportive parents that helped us. But that is the case regardless if you are young or old. It doesnt magically get easier, we have more energy in our 20s.
I have noticed that children of those who had children in their early and mid 20s tend to raise up the most well adjusted kids - not the wealthiest, but their kids are happy, fulfilled and socially adjusted. Having kids too young means the parents are inexperienced to teach their children; having kids too old means they don't have the energy to keep up with them before they mature.
After reading the comments at min 5, I stopped watching the video. The comments are more interesting. The truth is that single women are healthier and happier because nowadays women have to be the adineres, work and still do house-chores. The latter has not changed and on top rising children. Or they put their children on childcare from 8 am - 6 pm and the child is raised by whom and what values. If you want to be a mom, make it your priority and find a husband who can support you financially.
Women who depend on a husband to support them financially are mostly miserable too--they have been for centuries. Not having any financial agency means that your happiness and well-being is completely dependent on someone else. Deep down, knowing you have no autonomy makes someone depressed. And then, if the person you financially depend on becomes miserable to be around, abusive, or leaves you, then you are in a desperate position w/no ability to support yourself or your kids. There is a reason why women fought to move away from this, and only idiots would think giving up agency of their own lives is the preferable choice.
Great movie !
Not worth it for me. I can buy frozen chicken Eggs for a fraction of the price.
🤣 noice
35 is very young. The problem is she looks way older prob 50+ bc of her weight so even though ppl want to be ‘inclusive’ and stuff.. Overweight is till not healthy.
35 is NOT young for egg freezing. There are countless 40+ year olds realising they have left it too late with the freezing procedure.
@@TomNook. I know countless 40+ women who have gotten pregnant with healthy kids. 35 IS YOUNG.
35 is OLD for having children.
Even 28 - 29 is old.
@@mutiny_on_the_bounty 35+ is YOUNG for having kids. We’re not in the 1800s anymore. Even 45+ is young.
@@bbygrlpt2 "Even 45+ is young."
Okay now you're just being delusional. Enjoy your wine subscription box.
You are only as fertile as you are TODAY
If you want to become a mother...
Have a baby till 25 then focus on your career.
So your toughest times are when you are physically most fertile and strong..
And then focus on your career..
Yeah, just go and make a baby with some guy before turning 25 even though you know he ain't the father/husband material, because if you wait until you find the right guy you will make a huge mistake! 🙄🙄
@Jelena Jelka In west you do the same, difference is that you do it in your teens.
In the US, 40% of children are born out of marriage.
And if you can decide what's best for your country at the age of 18 and why can't you decide with whom to have kids at 22 or 23
_How about respecting the laws of nature? Egg freezing is very risky, and women need to be much more aware of that FACT._
Yeah, this freezing stuff is disgusting.
*Just adopt..?* 🤷🏻♂️
Adoption process in our country is better now, but people still don’t explore that option, moreover they want perfect babies.
Follow up episode: How to invest in a treadmill.
Treadmill is only additional, eating less (stress eating and manipulating your mood with food) is way more important and hard part.
Exercise don't solve fat loss, a bit of control what you eat does.
Some really funny comments here LOL
To find a partner who would want to have kids together. I don't get why no one in this documentary mentioned her obesiyy being a relationship and fertility related negative factor.
Thanks DW Documentary - it’s really informative & created with right kind of mindset
Any Woman over 30 should invest in cat food, frozen meals for 1 and box wine - not egg freezing. The wall cannot be beaten.
I'm a man and I am doing that 😜
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If you think all the men in the world only date women between 18 and 29, think again. The math ain't mathing. Also, if I were only interested in men for 10% of their lifespan, I'd start to wonder if maybe I'm not actually heterosexual.
I can't tell you how much I'd choose cats and box wine with my girlfriends any day over being in a miserable relationship with a misogynist. It's hilarious how ya'll incels try to act like you're a prize.
@@jennifermarie3158 Married with kids. But this is simple Biology. A child born with a mother over 30 has a much higher probability of development issues, and the failure rate of artificial fertility is very high.
Women's empowerment starting here ,at the same time commercial medical facilities behind money mind opportunities for affordable for all women, empowerment affected throughout New and upcoming rural areas women empowerment.
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@@DWDocumentary I'm sorry.
I feel that this topic is good for Japanese so called ”HIKIKOUMORI“.
Words are Life.
Not many Japanese communicate with others in English.
But many Japanese people, especially Japanese kids use PC, smartphone and other tool for use internet.
They are all linked.
I'll get a great career and have babies eventually- Women.
We don't care about your career. Are you attractive and can you make babies- Men
This is why when men finally become successful (average of 30+ yoa) they marry, date, impregnate women 20ish yoa.
Do they know one of famous Japanese games “TAMAGOTCH” by BANDAI?
I think that it is a little bit like to be such as Hikaru in ”The Tale Of GENJI“ or Professor Higgins in “My Fair Lady”.
Many people love so-called “IKUSEI-GAME”, training or caring their favorite kids, pets and game-character.
Nowadays I feel that Japanese OTAKU or FUJYOSHI like real IKUSEI-GAME through programing Apple Watch and so on.
Definitely not fun, fit or friendly. No wonder.
Who’s gonna have a kid with this whale?? Can this whale find love? Is the real question
From your comment it's very clear that you have never recieved or gave love in your life, and probably never will. I'm so sad for you
Immovable whale too..
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They're not 'eggs' they're cells.
No, they are infact eggs and are made up of multiple cells.
They are eggs without a shell
They are still eggs
@@ubayyd Do they have an exterior shell that enables them to survive outside of the biological organism that creates them to gestate?
@@dominick6131 An 'egg without a shell' is a contradiction in terms.
@@Horizon344 Frogs, toads, and other amphibians lay their eggs in water. The eggs do not have a hard shell.
World population is 8.000.000.
Aging population is high as well.. Population is going to slump slowly nowadays..
Islam does not acknowledge this idiotic system. It is haram ( forbidden).
What! Is there something written about 'egg freezing' in your holy books or something.
@@AnkitKumar-gn1ou I shared about my religious value. Islam is modern and concious about all types of folks.There is no headache among the Hindu community of this matter. Shame Shame Shame ! How hindu pundits remain silent about this topic? How? This destructive activity threaten the HUMAN species too
@@MohiuddinAhmed04 Literally nobody cares about the b.s. your religion claims
Reform your religion. Islam has problem with almost all the normal concepts in the world.
Adopt modern technology dude, it’s given by allah too.
Woman you can freeze your eggs as long as you want but aging is not on your side as well as sexual market.
Destroy all the eggs this world is overpopulated.
Destroy the power grid for 72 hours in the metropolitan areas and it will destroy the eggs.
Which is why humanity need to colonize Mars and beyond. You never know - there may be trillions of humans in the galaxy one day.
They won't. We've tried 4 times before and each time been destroyed and sent back to the stone age.
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NOW is really NOT the time to be having children. Women, we need you to be doing other things than being babysitters and maids.