Motherhood on Ice Audiobook Libro.fm

Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of women who pursued fertility preservation technology These nuanced personal stories reveal the complexity of womens lives as they struggle to preserve and extend their fertility

Contrary to popular belief egg freezing is rarely about women postponing fertility for the sake of their careers Rather the mosteducated women are increasingly forced to delay childbearing because they face a mating gapa lack of eligible educated equal partners ready for marriage and parenthood For these women egg freezing is a reproductive backstop a technological attempt to bridge the gap while waiting for the right partner Their stories reveal the extent to which it is logistically complicated physically taxing financially demanding emotionally draining and uncertain in its effects

In this powerful book women share their reflections on their clinical encounters as well as the immense hopes and investments they place in this hightech fertility preservation strategy A distinctly human portrait of an understudied and rapidly growing population Motherhood on Ice examines what is at stake for women who take comfort in their frozen eggs while embarking on their quests for partnership pregnancy and parenting