Opinion | The IVF industry is giving women false hope, and charging them for it

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Opinion | Rachel Strodel: 'It’s time to establish an independent government body that can regulate industry practices and ensure women get the information they need to make fertility decisions that are right for them.' - NBCNewsTHINK

They are selling a sense of control that doesn’t really exist. To say that egg freezing stops time is a gross oversimplification.

Egg freezing seemed like it might offer a solution. Icing my oocytes would cost a hefty sum, but at least I’d be able to start a family when it made sense to conceive rather than when my body was telling me I had to. Even if I couldn’t fix gender discrimination in health care, medical students like me could buy ourselves time during our intense years of school and residency to have more options down the road.

Now that I’m in my first year of training, though, I’m not so sure that freezing my eggs will provide the fecundity insurance plan I want. Instead, I’ve found that the fertility industry — expected toAssisted reproductive technology is a potent tool for

 

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