Last summer, Representative Sara Jacobs would run up to her office to give herself injections of hormones before rushing back to Congress for a session with her fellow lawmakers.
The shots were for the second round of freezing her eggs, a medical procedure that can give women more time to have children.
"It was an empowering decision that gave me more agency," the 37-year-old said, adding that the process was challenging.
"Your body hurts. Your hormones are crazy. It's kind of like ****** rty and menopause at the same time," she said.
Jacobs announced she was beginning the egg freezing process in 2021, at a time where she said few lawmakers were discussing the topic in the halls of Congress. The process - which can cost more than $10,000 and is rarely covered by insurance - involves doctors harvesting eggs from the ovaries and freezing them for a future pregnancy.
#eggs #last
The shots were for the second round of freezing her eggs, a medical procedure that can give women more time to have children.
"It was an empowering decision that gave me more agency," the 37-year-old said, adding that the process was challenging.
"Your body hurts. Your hormones are crazy. It's kind of like ****** rty and menopause at the same time," she said.
Jacobs announced she was beginning the egg freezing process in 2021, at a time where she said few lawmakers were discussing the topic in the halls of Congress. The process - which can cost more than $10,000 and is rarely covered by insurance - involves doctors harvesting eggs from the ovaries and freezing them for a future pregnancy.
#eggs #last
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