Maria Menounos is Freezing Her Eggs. Are You, Auntie?

Maria Menounos is Freezing Her Eggs. Are You, Auntie?

by Veronica Spettmann

Though Maria Menounos, actress and television correspondent, is not prepared to start a family, she is still thinking about her fertility. At age 33, Menounos knows she won't be fertile forever, and has chosen to freeze her eggs as “an insurance policy” so she will still be able to conceive when she's ready. Maria has been in a ten year relationship but is currently focused on her rising career, "living her dreams," she's been quoted as saying.
On Monday's Good Morning America, she and her fertility specialist spoke to anchor, and Savvy Auntie, Robin Roberts about the risks involved in freezing eggs, the benefits, the cost which can be upwards of $10,000. Posts to her Twitter account show that, though she is excited by her choice, it may be difficult to juggle treatments with her otherwise hectic lifestyle.
For aunties who want children of their own, egg freezing is a viable option for pregnancy later in life, although there is no guarantee.  Dr. Melanie Landay of California advises that women under the age of 35 are the best candidates for egg freezing, and that freezing ones eggs does not hinder a woman's ability to conceive naturally should she choose to do so.

Published: October 3, 2011