Egg Freezing for Successful Career Women?

[bobistheowl]

I saw a piece on NBC's Today Show this morning. but first, the Rosetta comet probe's landing module detached successfully around 7 AM EST, and it takes a few hours to descend; they hope in a good spot.

Anyway, there was this story about successful business women in their late 20's - early 30's, having their egg cells frozen, because they hope to be mothers one day, but they don't want to interrupt their career momenta, (the rarely used plural of momentum. I thought that was what it was going to be, but I check those sorts of things, if I'm not certain).

Anyway, recent physical evidence and The Guinness Book of World Records have taught us that the uterus has a longer shelf life than the ovaries. The logic of this decision to postpone motherhood is that the quality of a woman's eggs deteriorates with age. The longer she waits to be a mom, the greater the chance her child will be born with birth defects.

Maybe she wants to be able to retire at 40, with enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life, and, at that time, be a stay at home mom. At 40, she wants to have a child with one of her eggs from age 28.

Certain companies, notably Facebook, cover the expensive procedure with their company medical plans, but other women are paying for this out of their own pockets. There's no long term data on whether or not the eggs will deteriorate, while frozen. They're just starting to freeze them, so it will be a while before they thaw any of them out, just like Ted Williams's head.

Not the Ted Williams, the homeless guy with the voice, who had his fifteen minutes. The Spinter, Ted Williams, the flying ace, who played for The Sox.

 

[papasmerf]

While I can say there are indeed many reasons for doing this.
I do not agree that not wishing to interrupt a career is one.

But that is just my opinion.

 

[bobistheowl]

While I can say there are indeed many reasons for doing this.
I do not agree that not wishing to interrupt a career is one.

But that is just my opinion.

A woman diagnosed with a cancer of the reproductive system might want to do this, with the hope that another woman's womb may one day preserve her genetic line. What's another good reason, anyone?

 

[papasmerf]

A woman diagnosed with a cancer of the reproductive system might want to do this, with the hope that another woman's womb may one day preserve her genetic line. What's another good reason, anyone?

A woman goes off to war

 

[bobistheowl]

A woman goes off to war

It would probably be hell to be the eight year old kid of a retired boot camp drill sergeant, going through menopause, but you would have the cleanest bedroom and 'head' on the block.

 

[papasmerf]

It would probably be hell to be the eight year old kid of a retired boot camp drill sergeant, going through menopause, but you would have the cleanest bedroom and 'head' on the block.

many have had moms like that.

 

[bobistheowl]

many have had moms like that.

Not with defrosted frozen eggs.

 

[papasmerf]

Not with defrosted frozen eggs.

perhaps not

But still remains the same.

 

[Pietro]

Put it in the can and hope for the best Funky & Music

 

[papasmerf]

Put it in the can and hope for the best Funky & Music

Are you Mexican?

 

[Wanker]

Are you Mexican?

:biggrin2:

 

[User-E]

I saw a piece on NBC's Today Show this morning. but first, the Rosetta comet probe's landing module detached successfully around 7 AM EST, and it takes a few hours to descend; they hope in a good spot.

Anyway, there was this story about successful business women in their late 20's - early 30's, having their egg cells frozen, because they hope to be mothers one day, but they don't want to interrupt their career momenta, (the rarely used plural of momentum. I thought that was what it was going to be, but I check those sorts of things, if I'm not certain).

Anyway, recent physical evidence and The Guinness Book of World Records have taught us that the uterus has a longer shelf life than the ovaries. The logic of this decision to postpone motherhood is that the quality of a woman's eggs deteriorates with age. The longer she waits to be a mom, the greater the chance her child will be born with birth defects.

Maybe she wants to be able to retire at 40, with enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life, and, at that time, be a stay at home mom. At 40, she wants to have a child with one of her eggs from age 28.

Certain companies, notably Facebook, cover the expensive procedure with their company medical plans, but other women are paying for this out of their own pockets. There's no long term data on whether or not the eggs will deteriorate, while frozen. They're just starting to freeze them, so it will be a while before they thaw any of them out, just like Ted Williams's head.

Not the Ted Williams, the homeless guy with the voice, who had his fifteen minutes. The Spinter, Ted Williams, the flying ace, who played for The Sox.

This is way more common than you might think. If you can afford it and are willing to take the chance, why not? Most households need 2 incomes to survive and can't afford to have children early on like previous generations could. I saw a woman on the news last night who lives in the most expensive suburb of TO, and she said there's no point in working because her whole income goes to paying daycare fees.

 

[bobistheowl]

This is way more common than you might think. If you can afford it and are willing to take the chance, why not? Most households need 2 incomes to survive and can't afford to have children early on like previous generations could. I saw a woman on the news last night who lives in the most expensive suburb of TO, and she said there's no point in working because her whole income goes to paying daycare fees.

There are a lot of jobs, especially office jobs, where a full time 'body' is needed, but there is no need for the same person to do the job, five days a week. In many cases, there may be advantages to having the work done by diverse hands, who may have different skills and expertise.

For example: Worker A Works Monday and Thursday. Worker B works Tuesday and Friday. Worker C works Wednesday, and whenever Worker A or Worker B is unable to work, or on vacation. On Monday and Thursday, Worker B or Worker C looks after Worker A's kids etc.. They split the salary, in accordance with the proportion of the work each Worker does, and the one looking after kids gets the daycare allowance money.

If there are benefits in addition to salary, maybe this is split as well, so Worker A qualifies for roughly 40% coverage on medical, dental, etc. The government might even top up part of the insurance cost, with money they receive in tax revenue, rather than tax revenue from others used to subsidize Workers A, B, and C, who would potentially receive a higher total income, when everything is considered.

It's not Mike Harris Workfare, because it would be voluntary, but it might assist one or more of Workers A, B, or C to obtain or upgrade marketable skills, perhaps to obtain full time employment, and free up their former position for a new A, B, or C.

 

[User-E]

There are a lot of jobs, especially office jobs, where a full time 'body' is needed, but there is no need for the same person to do the job, five days a week. In many cases, there may be advantages to having the work done by diverse hands, who may have different skills and expertise.

For example: Worker A Works Monday and Thursday. Worker B works Tuesday and Friday. Worker C works Wednesday, and whenever Worker A or Worker B is unable to work, or on vacation. On Monday and Thursday, Worker B or Worker C looks after Worker A's kids etc.. They split the salary, in accordance with the proportion of the work each Worker does, and the one looking after kids gets the daycare allowance money.

If there are benefits in addition to salary, maybe this is split as well, so Worker A qualifies for roughly 40% coverage on medical, dental, etc. The government might even top up part of the insurance cost, with money they receive in tax revenue, rather than tax revenue from others used to subsidize Workers A, B, and C, who would potentially receive a higher total income, when everything is considered.

It's not Mike Harris Workfare, because it would be voluntary, but it might assist one or more of Workers A, B, or C to obtain or upgrade marketable skills, perhaps to obtain full time employment, and free up their former position for a new A, B, or C.

They call it job sharing. That's how I got my introduction to computers years ago. A friend wanted to semi-retire, so they hired me to work half her shifts until she fully retired, then I took over fulltime. I didn't even know how to turn a computer on when I started, so she volunteered to teach me. I was teaching her within weeks cause I took to it like a duck to water. *geek*

 

[Prick]

Hmmmmmm

 

[bobistheowl]

They call it job sharing. That's how I got my introduction to computers years ago. A friend wanted to semi-retire, so they hired me to work half her shifts until she fully retired, then I took over fulltime. I didn't even know how to turn a computer on when I started, so she volunteered to teach me. I was teaching her within weeks cause I took to it like a duck to water. *geek*

I obviously didn't think of the idea, but it should be encouraged more by governments, sort of a 'three heads are better than one' approach, but not like the signature pic a guy on a board might have, on a related theme. The problem with social assistance programs today is they make it too difficult to get off the program, once someone is on it.

Here's a semi-absurd notion: larger women who need additional income might chose a career as a professional surrogate mother, for surgically implanted fertilized donor eggs from a couple who want to have their own biological child, but the act of bearing live young is hampered by career or body type, or some other factor. The surrogate could bear as many children for other people as she wanted to; none of them would be genetically related to each other; she just provides the womb. She might even be hired as a wet nurse prior to weaning, and while she recovers before her next chosen assignment. Certain blood types would have more opportunities for work than others. In many cases, the family might want to add the 'biological' mother to their extended family, on some, but not all occasions.

I don't advocate that anyone should be obliged to perform this function, as was done in Nazi Germany, but rather, it could be seen as a perfectly acceptable modern career choice, where one would likely be fully retired by age 50.

 

[Willy]

You do like to quote many......................Just saying.

Come up with original material mate.

 

[DannyDeVito]

I might as well freeze my sperm. There will be a lineup waiting once the hot babes find out.

 

[papasmerf]

I might as well freeze my sperm. There will be a lineup waiting once the hot babes find out.

Ok but not on my driveway, this time

 

[oldguyzer]

You do like to quote many......................Just saying.

Come up with original material mate.

Alas, you have hit on the problem... :wink2: