Own Your Fertility: What to Know about Egg Freezing & Surrogacy with Dr. Jaime Knopman of CCRM Fertility of New York
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Own Your Fertility: What to Know about Egg Freezing & Surrogacy with Dr. Jaime Knopman of CCRM Fertility of New York
If you’re struggling with fertility, you have options. This week’s guest is here to provide them. Dr. Jaime Knopman is a double board-certified OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinologist who serves as the National Director of Fertility Preservation for CCRM Fertility of New York and the Medical Director of The Chick Mission, a nonprofit supporting young adult cancer patients facing fertility challenges. She’s also the author of Own Your Fertility: From Egg Freezing to Surrogacy, How to Take Charge of Your Body and Your Future. Hear how egg freezing technology & surrogacy have advanced in recent years, the history of egg freezing, what the costs look like for egg freezing & surrogacy, whether we can extend the life of ovaries, and the age she recommends freezing eggs.
Tune in to this episode to help more mothers navigate fertility and benefit from egg freezing & surrogacy. Here’s a small sample of what you’ll hear in this episode:
How did Jaime pick this focus of fertility?
What is The Chick Mission?
Can we extend the life of ovaries?
When should you consider surrogacy?
How does egg freezing compare to embryo freezing?
Show Notes
Own Your Fertility: What to Know about Egg Freezing & Surrogacy with Dr. Jaime Knopman of CCRM Fertility of New York
[1:03] Welcome to Business of the V
[1:46] Connect with Dr. Jaime Knopman, CCRM Fertility of New York, and The Chick Mission
[3:31] How does egg freezing work?
[4:58] How old is the first child born from egg freezing?
[6:50] How much does egg freezing cost?
[7:46] What is The Chick Mission?
[9:02] What did Jaime’s life look like when she got her diagnosis?
[10:08] Can we extend the life of ovaries?
[11:52] What is surrogacy?
[13:57] Today’s Hot Flash and other stats from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
[14:43] When should you consider surrogacy?
[16:05] How common is surrogacy?
[16:58] What age should you freeze your eggs?
[19:56] How does egg freezing compare to embryo freezing?
[25:25] Connect with Dr. Jaime Knopman, CCRM Fertility of New York, and The Chick Mission
[25:44] Subscribe to Business of the V and learn more at BusinessOfTheV.com
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