The biological clock is for real: Priyanka Chopra as she says froze her eggs on mother’s suggestion

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New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra is a name to reckon with. After making a mark in the Hindi film industry, the actor par excellence is a household name in Hollywood too. Recently, in a podcast, the former Miss World revealed she had frozen her eggs on the advice of her mother, who is an obstetrician-gynecologist.

Chopra, married to singer Nick Jonas, also said she believes that the biological clock is real and freezing eggs is a way to take power from it. The actress welcomed daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas in 2022 via surrogacy.

“I felt such freedom, I did it in my early thirties and I could continue on an ambitious warpath, I wanted to achieve, and I wanted to get to a certain place in my career,” she said in an interview with Dax Shephard.

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“Also, I had not met the person I wanted to have children with. So, with that anxiety-inducing, and with my mom who is an ob-gyn (obstetrician-gynecologist) I thought let’s just do it,” she added.

What is egg freezing?

Also known as oocyte cryopreservation, the process of freezing one or more unfertilized eggs is done to save them for future use.

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The eggs are thawed and fertilized in the laboratory to make embryos that can be placed in a woman's uterus.

The process of egg freezing

According to experts, the process of egg freezing takes between 2-3 weeks to complete. It involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs along with your menstrual cycle to ensure positive results.

A doctor first conducts a medical exam which involves hormone testing along with a transvaginal ultrasound which helps assess your ovarian reserve or the number of eggs that are there in your ovaries.

Thereafter, stimulation injections begin which help stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs during a cycle.

After that, the process of egg harvesting, also known as egg retrieval is done from your ovaries. During the procedure, the doctor uses a transvaginal ultrasound probe with a needle, which is inserted into your follicles under ultrasound guidance.

Doctors say that the number of eggs retrieved depends on the age and ovarian reserve being the two most important factors.

Side effects of the procedure

Experts say that many women feel cramping, bloating, constipation, and vaginal spotting within the first day of retrieval. Many also feel discomfort, abdominal pain, feel faint or lightheaded, or heavy vaginal bleeding, which the doctors say subside within a week.

Other unwanted side effects include:

• Weight gain
• Bloating
• Mood swings
• Headaches

Doctors say extra hormones can trigger these effects. However, if the symptoms continue, you must your doctor immediately.

Finally, within a few hours of egg retrieval, the mature eggs that were successfully collected will be frozen through a process known as vitrification.

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