Aging really messes with your head. One minute, you’re spiraling about the years flying by; the next, you’re hyping yourself up with affirmations like, “You’re only as old as you feel!” Personally, I feel 25 even though my feet are firmly planted in 30-something territory. Unfortunately, biology doesn’t care about my feelings, and lately, I’ve been wondering if my fertility agrees.

During a recent trip to my gynecologist, I admitted I was (quite) single and not currently interested in kids, but had been thinking about egg freezing in case I want them in the future. Unfortunately, cost — it can be up to $20,000 a cycle without insurance — is a major issue for me.

I expected my doctor to aggressively push me to find a way to come up with the cash, so I was surprised when he told me

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