Stephanie Linder OVA PATIENT BLOG
Stephanie is a 31-year-old young professional living in Streeterville with a “grandiose” love of travel. She’s been in a committed relationship for a year and says freezing her eggs with OVA has made her feel empowered about her own fertility and the possibility of starting a family on her own time.
“Post-Retrieval Perspective” (Blog #4)
I am writing this 6 days post retrieval. I have to say, that today is the first day I’m feeling back to normal. In this blog today, I would like to provide a look back at my process and share some advice for anyone still contemplating the egg freezing process. The first thing that comes […]
“The Big Day is Here” (Blog #3)
Well, the big day was finally here. Bigger than my first communion, more important than my first day of school and way more exciting than a potential future wedding. Today was Trigger day! Today is the day that I am finally able to take the injection that will cause my follicles to release their eggs […]
“Stay the course – it’s truly worth it” (Blog #2)
One word. Embarrassed. What am I embarrassed about? Allow me to explain… As I spoke about in my last post, my biggest fear with this egg freezing process was telling my loved ones that I had chosen to freeze my eggs and hoping for their unwavering support. Once that fear was conquered , it was […]
“Modern medicine is a beautiful thing” (Blog #1)
Well, it sure did sneak up on me. Tomorrow is the official day I begin medications for my egg preservation with OVA. I will meet with my nurse and we will walk through protocol and injection techniques for each medication. I’m surprisingly not as nervous as I would have imagined. I think in the weeks […]
