4. The Magnifying Glass

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Freezing Time

OffScript

12 episodes

9 months ago

All you ever wanted to know (and probably a few bits that you didn’t) about egg freezing. What does it involve? What are the success rates? Will the hormones make me sad? And is it really true that a woman’s ovaries swell to the size of melons? Writer and host Sophia Money-Coutts is 35, single and having her eggs frozen. In this podcast, she shares her audio diaries of the whole process, from choosing a fertility clinic to the operation itself, along with the ups (and downs) of undergoing an emotional and hormonal procedure. She also investigates the science behind egg freezing and its rapid growth in popularity, and speaks to fertility experts and women who’ve gone through freezing about their experience of the procedure. Plus, she has the odd chat with her mum.

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4. The Magnifying Glass

Freezing Time

34 minutes 38 seconds

5 years ago

4. The Magnifying Glass

The emotional impact of egg freezing hits this week thanks to a counselling session that forces me to go deep into how I really feel about putting myself through this process. Brace yourself, there are tears as the therapist and I discuss past relationships, and the fact that freezing doesn’t guarantee a baby down the line. But in good news, my period finally arrives, which prompts an excited call to the fertility clinic.

'In Her Own Sweet Time: Egg Freezing and the New Frontiers of Family' by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Own-Sweet-Time-Frontiers/dp/0996307451/

*This podcast is not to replace medical advice. Always speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your fertility or treatment*

Freezing Time is written and produced by Hannah Varrall and Sophia Money-Coutts, and created by OffScript.

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