The Boys Star Karen Fukuhara Said She Had Her Eggs Frozen

[hewontgo]

'The Boys' Star Karen Fukuhara Said She Had Her Eggs Frozen as ‘Insurance’ for the Future (Exclusive) https://t.co/6sjowDkdLw
- People (@people) July 29, 2024
Karen Fukuhara, 32, publicly shared for the first time that she's had her eggs frozen

Comments

[syphilisdiller]

That shit is expensive.

[yankeesarelove]

I froze mine a few years ago and I'm so relieved that I did! It's nice to just kind of stop the clock (though I know it's still not guaranteed once the implantation process begins down the road).

I wish more insurances would cover it so women can freeze them in their 20s and not have to worry about older eggs. It's ironic that when most are in the financial position to do it, their bodies are older.

[bostongirl2003]

After Shannen Doherty's passing and Olivia Munn's discussion about her cancer, I have a lot of questions about how safe these processes are long-term. Shannen had done a bunch of rounds of IVF after she married her ex, and Olivia Munn did the egg harvesting thing at least once before she was diagnosed with her rare, aggressive cancer (it might have been twice). She was candid about it to People magazine but didn't attribute anything to these procedures. I don't recall either one of them mentioning family histories of cancer.

[automaticpeople]

How can removing eggs cause breast cancer?

[automaticpeople]

But wouldn’t that mean they already had it? Or would the egg removal trigger something that wouldn’t necessarily be triggered?

[vaeltaa]

this seems like a good idea but then i remember i don't want kids. i wish it was easier to sell them so maybe some other couple could birth my eggos and i would be rich

[xbriyeon]

honestly, same

[owl_get_you]

I looked into it in college and tbh is it a shockingly low amount of money to receive in relation to the risk and stress you’re putting your body through. I just checked and the average y my state actually offers less money than they did in 2005 which is *wild*.

Honestly it should be criminal considering they’re targeting financially vulnerable people

[lone_concertina]

I did that and it wasn't worth it. I was chosen by a couple at one of the best, most "old money" clinics in LA and even then was only paid $7,000 and I was treated like livestock. I was never allowed to be more than 30 minutes away from the clinic, which was hell for me because LA traffic meant I just had to stay in that neighborhood for 10 days. I literally couldn't afford to eat at any of the restaurants nearby but they put me in a shitty hotel that didn't even have a mini-fridge, so I couldn't even buy groceries and eat at home. All that and they didn't even call the next day to see how I was doing after the procedure.

[squirrels_oh_no]

I mean, it's great it's an option for those who want it now, but it's still unaffordable to the vast majority of people. And it isn't a one-time cost, is it? And doesn't include other related costs like the medicines to stimulate egg production, etc.

[spurtle]

And the yearly storage fees following as well.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Yeah, I think I read like the minimum monthly maintenance fee to keep them frozen is $150. And then of course you have the cost to actually implant them when it's time.

[iamkenough]

Oh lord