Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa, who introduced their being pregnant in July, have shared particulars concerning the journey that led them right here. In a latest dialog with Soha Ali Khan on her YouTube channel, Patralekhaa mirrored on her expertise with egg freezing and the way it in contrast along with her present being pregnant.
Revealing that she had frozen her eggs three years in the past, she admitted the method was far tougher than she had anticipated. “I had additionally frozen my eggs about three years again, and now that I’m pregnant, I really feel being pregnant was approach simpler than freezing the eggs. My physician didn’t inform me how tough it was going to be,” she stated. Patralekhaa added that the bodily and emotional negative effects had been vital. “Additionally, the blues that I had as soon as my egg freezing was completed. So between the 2, I might all the time advocate that the younger women ought to simply get pregnant. It’s simply simpler than going by that complete course of.”
Apparently, she revealed that regardless of having frozen her eggs, she conceived naturally. She shared that her being pregnant got here as a shock, mentioning, “I didn’t know that I used to be pregnant because the being pregnant check equipment confirmed me a unfavorable outcome, and I came upon as soon as I visited my gynecologist for a session.” After receiving the information, she and Rajkummar determined to maintain the being pregnant personal for the primary three months.
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However what does egg freezing really contain, and why may some ladies discover it extra bodily or emotionally difficult than being pregnant?
Dr Gaana Sreenivas, obstetrician and gynaecologist at Bone and Start Clinic and Rainbow Hospital, Bannerghatta Highway, tells indianexpress.com, “Egg freezing is a medical course of the place the ovaries are stimulated with hormones to supply a number of eggs in a single cycle. These eggs are then retrieved by a minor process and preserved for future use. Whereas the process itself is secure, the hormonal stimulation could cause bloating, temper swings, fatigue, or discomfort.”
Some ladies additionally really feel anxious concerning the uncertainty of how their physique will reply, provides Dr Sreenivas. Not like being pregnant, the place the physique naturally adjusts to modifications, egg freezing is an induced course of that may really feel extra demanding each bodily and emotionally.
Emotional or psychological well being results ladies can expertise throughout or after fertility therapies
It’s common for ladies to expertise temper modifications, nervousness, and even brief phases of low temper after fertility therapies like egg freezing. “The mixture of hormonal modifications, bodily discomfort, and the stress of future fertility selections can really feel overwhelming. Assist from household, open conversations with the treating physician, and entry to counseling or assist teams could make a giant distinction. Normalising these feelings and guaranteeing ladies don’t really feel remoted is a crucial a part of care,” states Dr Sreenivas.
What ought to younger ladies realistically contemplate earlier than choosing egg freezing?
Egg freezing is usually a beneficial possibility for ladies who want to protect fertility, Dr Sreenivas notes, particularly if they should delay being pregnant for medical, private, or skilled causes. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t be seen as a assure of future being pregnant.
“Success charges rely upon age, egg high quality, and different well being components. Girls ought to have a transparent dialogue with their physician about the advantages, limitations, prices, and sensible outcomes earlier than making the choice. The selection ought to come from being properly knowledgeable somewhat than out of concern or stress,” concludes the knowledgeable.Story continues beneath this advert
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