7 years ago

Single at 38, the much dreaded number ‘40’ coming closer and closer every day… And the dream of a family and a child facing me, but it seemed an elusive, a distant dream. Anxiety, stress and fear had paralyzed me and affected every day of my life. The solution of egg freezing became for me a way out of my dead end. It became a true hope.

Then I met Dr. Mantoudis and his team, midwives and embryologists. I was not afraid of the process; I was more afraid of being left without the possibility of becoming a mother.

The procedure was simple, 10 times easier than I thought. I trusted the doctor and just followed his instructions. Now my fertility was in his hands.

October 9, 2014: the day of my egg retrieval. 20 matured eggs cryopreserved! My fertility insurance policy.

You do not just freeze your eggs, you keep your dream alive…

7 years later

At 45+ now, I have a totally different life. I’m a mom! I have a 3.5 years old girl, a creature who gives me more love than I had ever dreamed of…

In fact, I got pregnant normally, at 41, and gave birth normally, at 42. Again with Dr. Mantoudis and his team, of course.

To those who ask me about the decision to freeze my eggs, I answer: ‘It was my lucky charm!’ After the treatment, I met my husband and, without the anxiety of that ‘when will I become a mother’, our baby came.

And my 20 frozen eggs? I never forget about them! Maybe our daughter’s little brother or sister is hiding there? Who knows… Maybe!