Many things can impact a woman’s fertility, but age is often the primary factor. Today, many men and women are choosing to start families later in life and a woman’s chances of having a baby decrease as she ages. But what happens when you encounter fertility struggles in your 20’s?
Jenna Marinelli and her husband decided to try to conceive the month after they got married. After a year of no success, she was diagnosed with premature menopause at the age of 26. It’s a diagnosis typically made in women struggling with infertility, and simply means a woman’s ovaries have less eggs than they should for her age.
Women with this diagnosis can often use their own eggs and successfully conceive through IVF. If that isn’t an option, there are a number of treatments out there that can help people achieve their dreams, including ovum donation, also known as donor eggs.
In this episode, Jenna shares her personal story of getting diagnosed with premature menopause, being faced with difficult decisions, and living a life without regret.
Guest: Jenna Marinelli
Experts: Dr. Marcy Maguire, RMA of NJ, and Dr. Georgia Witkin, Clinical Psychologist, Mount Sanai, and Head of Patient Services Development at Progyny
Host: Taylor Burbach, Patient Care Supervisor at Progyny
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