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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Julianne Hough Shares Intimate Video of Her 'Egg-Freezing Journey': 'Navigating Fertility Is Never Simple'
Julianne Hough shared a video on Instagram revealing that she's undergoing her third round of egg freezing "Here we go. All in the name of having a little baby," the Dancing with the Stars alum said in the clip Hough described the process as "one of the most vulnerable experiences… physically, emotionally, and for sure hormonally"Julianne Hough is sharing her journey to becoming a mother one day. The Dancing with the Stars alum revealed that she was freezing her eggs in a video offering an intimate look at the process, which she shared on her Instagram on Saturday, June 7. 'Here we go,' Hough said in the video that she dubbed her "egg freezing journey," noting it was 'all in the name of having a little baby.' The video takes viewers through the course of 10 days, where Hough is seen smiling and dancing while she injects herself. She is also seen going to doctor's appointments. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julianne Hough (@juleshough) By day eight, she noted that her 'hormones were kicking in. My boobs are bigger. Everything is happening.' is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Hough went into greater detail in a lengthy caption accompanying the video, thanking Dr. Carolyn Alexander and her team at Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, which specializes in fertility care and helping to create families, according to its website. 'Navigating fertility is never simple, especially with endometriosis and my own personal timeline and hopes around having children… but with them, I've always felt safe, supported and fully informed,' she wrote, adding that this was now her third round of egg freezing.'I know it's not always the most comfortable thing to talk about, let alone share publicly. But I've realized how important it is to open up about these things,' she continued. 'Women all over the world are quietly walking into doctors' offices, making huge, brave decisions about their bodies and their futures.' Hough described the process as "one of the most vulnerable experiences… physically, emotionally, and for sure hormonally." She further reflected on why she wanted to be so transparent with her fans. 'If sharing just a small piece of my journey helps someone feel less alone, or inspires them to ask questions and explore what's right for them, then I feel like it's worth it,' she wrote. In a 2020 interview with Women's Health, Hough shared that her endometriosis — which is a reproductive condition in which uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus, causing cramping and chronic pain — made her want to freeze her eggs. 'I think the healthier I am from the inside out — as far as my beliefs, my energy, what I'm putting into my body — the better prepared I'll be when the time comes,' she said at the time, when she was married to Brooks Laich. 'We never actually tried to get pregnant. It was more of a precautionary measure: Let's do our due diligence for the future by freezing eggs.' Hough ended her June 7 post by once again thanking her medical team for their unwavering care. 'I truly couldn't be more grateful for this team who's been with me since my second endometriosis laparoscopy surgery back in 2017… they've been like family ever since 💛,' she wrote. Her post received an overwhelming amount of support from celebrities and fans alike, who applauded her for being so open. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jenna Dewan simply commented: "❤️❤️❤️❤️." 'Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the most incredibly personal experience with us. So many women struggle with fertility and for you to be extremely open like this and show exactly the steps it's inspiring,' a follower wrote. Read the original article on People
Wall Street Journal
16-05-2025
- Health
- Wall Street Journal
Freezing, Storing and Thawing My Eggs Cost Me $33,179. I Still Didn't End Up With a Baby.
I spent close to $15,000 to freeze my eggs when I was 35. I paid top dollar out of pocket at a well-respected clinic that had, as far as I knew, glowing statistics. The process allowed me to bank 14 eggs, a number my doctor enthusiastically told me could produce two children. Yet when I returned to use my eggs six years later, none was viable. Only eight survived the thaw, and only three became embryos after being fertilized. I then waited to see if any would reach the blastocyst stage necessary for pregnancy.
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts
Every year, tens of thousands of young women opt to freeze their eggs, an expensive and sometimes painful procedure. As more Americans postpone childbearing, the numbers are growing. But there are many unknowns: What is the optimal donor age for freezing? What are the success rates? And critically: How long do frozen eggs last? The answers to those questions may be harder to find. In its drastic downsizing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration abolished a federal research team that gathered and analyzed data from fertility clinics with the purpose of improving outcomes. The dismissal of the six-person operation 'is a real critical loss,' said Aaron Levine, a professor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, who has collaborated with the C.D.C. team on research projects.
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
A Place in The Sun's Danni Menzies details ‘lonely' fertility battles that left her ‘sad and emotional' on kitchen floor
TELLY and vodcast host Danni Menzies has openly shared the emotional challenges she faced during the process of freezing her eggs. The 36-year-old revealed that she fainted in the early stages of fertility treatment and struggled with feelings of isolation, even breaking down in tears as she navigated the difficult journey. 3 3 Watch Date. Delete. Repeat on YouTube and listen on all podcast providers now Speaking on Fabulous' brand new vodcast - Date. Delete. Repeat - Danni, who hosted A Place In The Sun, detailed how she struggled with the emotional toll that came with freezing 10 of her eggs. Egg freezing is a medical procedure where a woman's eggs are extracted, frozen and stored for future use to preserve fertility. In the first stage of the process, women are giving injections containing hormonal medications that will stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs. These injections have to be administered every day - and in most cases, the woman will do them at home herself. 'The hard thing emotionally is that you get given this box, and you get taught how to use the injections - they're proper thick needles,' Danni recalled. 'You have to take them home and there's something…The first few times were hard because there's something sad about it. 'You don't expect to be aged 36, standing in your kitchen injecting yourself so that you can freeze your eggs. 'It got me a bit upset.' She continued that she was sobbing and sweating during the first injection, and found it so overwhelming that she fainted. 'It was tough getting going, but once I started doing it in different places, I just put it in a box and got on with it,' she added. Danni revealed that the hormonal injections began to impact her emotions towards the end of the process, but assured that every woman has a different reaction. 'I think they affect different people in different ways,' she said. 'I did feel quite tired and a little emotional. 'Do you know what? It's a lonely process. I felt very alone - and that made me sad.' Danni started her egg freezing journey in December last year and has already completed one round, with plans to do a second this year so that she has 20 on ice, as recommended by her fertility doctor. Now that she knows what to expect for round two, she's not scared. Danni reflected on Instagram in February after the first round: 'Going through this process has definitely been a weight on my mind for the last few months, so I'm very happy to be across the finish line (for now). 'Freezing your eggs is a big decision, and cost! The NHS may cover the cost in some cases (not many,) but for most women, it's a private expense, typically ranging from £3,000 to £5,000 per cycle. It's a lot, and I do wish there was more help out there for this. 'Friends in the US were telling me that it's become more common there for companies to offer fertility benefits and I think that's something that hopefully will start happening here, so women who want to focus on their careers don't have to sacrifice future family planning. 'Anyway, 10 eggs on ice! Job done. I may come back and do another round later, they recommend getting 20! But for now I'm ready to get back to it.'
