“I don’t know if I want children one day“Explains Clarisse*, a 27 -year -old young woman who decided to freeze her oocytes. A few months ago, she embarked on this rather heavy procedure. “”We boost the hormones thoroughly, you have to sting in the belly for about two weeks before the sample, sometimes up to three times a day.“
Affected by endometriosis and having had to undergo an operation of the two ovaries, she knows that having a child one day could be complicated for her. “”I did not hesitate to freeze my oocytes because it was reimbursed by the mutual in my case. And, in case I have to undergo another operation, it’s already done. In fact, it is a security and it takes me the pressure of the organic clock that turns“Said this young woman.
But the reasons are not always linked to a medical aspect, they can be simply personal or professional. A desire to first favor your career, celibacy or hesitation in wanting children or not one day. Freezing your oocytes can be a solution to give yourself time and the choice of maternity.