There are many tough decisions in the life of a hard-charging, ambitious young woman. Freezing eggs at 29, says Lizzie Jeffrey, is not one of them. “I’m Type A, I work in tech, and I was single at the time—still am,” says Jeffrey, now 31. “I never wanted to have children early—my mom was 42 when she had me. This was the way to have a bit more control over my timeline.”
Jeffrey’s company offered a round of egg freezing as a perk. There were two weeks of hormone shots, almost daily doctor visits, and finally having the eggs sucked out under anesthesia. Jeffrey sailed through most of the treatment, though after retrieval she had a vasovagal response, causing a precipitous drop in her heart rate and blood pressure that is harmless but left her sweating and panicky. In the end, she says, it was worth it. There are 16 eggs on ice waiting for their (and her) Prince Charming.
