Freezing your eggs and sperm in your 20s
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Why should people in their 20s start thinking about fertility and egg/sperm freezing?
So I'm only twenty two, um and so yeah, it was a complete shock to me. Um never thought something like this could happen, let alone hearing about that actually exists. I had no idea. But these other things um are out there. So yeah, it's from what I know it's just like worse effect. So yeah, I'm just I'm going to see uh um gyno and yeah, gonna have a laptop and kistroscopy next month. So yeah, it was just for some diagnostics. To see um where to go from there. Well.
Warning content alerts. The hookup. Love and on Triple J Having kids may be a way off for you, but you may need to at least consider prepping your body for it now. I'm Nat Tencich and on the podcast we're looking at fertility. You'll hear from people in their 20s who are freezing their eggs or sperm, and we talk about options you have if you've got complications with the ability to have a kid. Joining us is Dr. Manuela Toledo, IVF and Fertility Specialist at Melbourne IVF, and Rita Alesi, senior psychologist and manager of Monash IVF Counselling Services. I started by asking Dr. Toledo when we should start thinking about our fertility.
I think a lot of people are becoming more fertility savvy, I suppose, to use that term. And they're starting to think about it much earlier than they used to. One of the concerns is we're seeing all these women in their late thirties coming through not being able to have babies and needing to have IBF treatment. So I think if you're thirty five and you're not ready to have a baby yet, you really should come and speak to someone.
But if you're in your early twenties, let's say?
Yeah, look, if you're in your early twenties and you've got a family history of early menopause, or if your mum tells you that she had recurrent miscarriages, or if you're just curious to find out where are you at, then it's always a good time to come and have a chat to a fertility specialist or even an interested G P. Uh
Sonia, you're uh already having uh thoughts about your fertility. What's your story?
Yeah, so um I only found out recently, um, just by another means. I was having a second opinion done on something completely unrelated, um, and my G P was just sort of sussing me out, seeing, you know, how Yeah, my my overall health and stuff and she just mentioned to me that she thought I might have um endometriosis. So went in um had an ultrasound done and then during the ultrasound I actually found out that I had um a retroverted and subtep sub septate uterus. So that was a a shock to me. Uh yeah. So going on
right now for me. And how but how was that for you at at such a young age to think that your your fertility might not be a given?
Yeah, so I'm only twenty two. Um and so yeah, it was a complete shock to me. Um never thought something like this could happen, let alone hearing about that actually exists. I had no idea. But these other things um are out there. So yeah, it from what I know it's just like a birthday effect, so Yeah, I'm just I'm going to see uh um gyno and yeah, gonna have a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy next month. So yeah, it's just for some diagnostic surgery to see um where to go from there. Yeah.
Doctor
Toledo, is uh Sonia taking the right path, do you think? Yes, absolutely. Sonia, I think uh you obviously have a GP who's uh really up to date and interested, so that's really lucky. A lot of women don't realise they have endometriosis until their late thirties, often it sometimes even later. I think a laparoscopy is a good idea. I I wouldn't be too concerned about the subseptate uterus. You know, there are lots of women walking down the street who've had three children who have a subseptate uterus. It's just a slightly different shape. It it means your uterus is heart shaped rather than pear shaped. Um and that's not necessarily a problem. Sometimes it can be associated with recurrent miscarriage. But I I'd really keep an open mind on that.
If you do have endometriosis it can be removed at laparoscopy and the best way to avoid it coming back is to be on the pill until you're ready to have babies.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why should people in their 20s start thinking about fertility and egg/sperm freezing?
0:00–6:00
2
What factors indicate you should see a fertility specialist early (family history, endometriosis, etc.)?
6:00–9:51
3
How does a diagnosis of endometriosis or a septate uterus affect fertility decisions for a 22‑year‑old?
9:51–17:04
4
What are the emotional and psychological steps to cope with early fertility concerns?
17:04–41:11