I’m genuinely curious how many people here made the decision to freeze embryos earlier than originally planned because of endometriosis progression, worsening symptoms, low AMH fears or repeated discussions around “not waiting too long.” Sometimes it feels like fertility decisions with endo become extremely time pressured even when ur still trying to process the diagnosis itself. Did anyone else struggle with balancing symptom management, surgery decisions and fertility preservation all at the same time?
This is SUCH a real part of having endo honestly 😞 I felt like the diagnosis immediately turned fertility into some kind of ticking clock before I’d even emotionally processed what was happening. Trying to balance inflammation, surgeries, IVF decisions and fear around ovarian reserve all at the same time is genuinely exhausting.
I’ve honestly wondered about this alot too 😕 Especially with endo because sometimes it feels like ur constantly balancing current health, pain, surgeries and future fertility all at once. Would really love hearing from people who chose embryo freezing earlier mainly because they were scared the disease progression might affect fertility later.
Yes I did 🥹 I froze my embryos because I was so worried my endometriosis would get worse over time. It felt scary thinking about the future and what might happen if I waited. Having them frozen gave me a bit of peace and control in the middle of all the uncertainty!
Did anyone else freeze embryos earlier than planned because they were scared endometriosis progression would affect fertility later on? 😔 Sometimes it feels like endo creates this constant pressure to make huge fertility decisions before u even feel emotionally ready 😭