Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,...
by toomuchtodo on Friday June 12, 2020 @03:40PM
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True, but there's not that many as a percentage of their age cohort [1], and egg/embryo freezing combined IVF is no guarantee you can carry a fetus to term [2]. Maybe you can afford a surrogate (~$30k-120k depending on the arrangements), but the math continues to work against you as you age. This is the unfortunate medical reality, that you can buy possibilities but not guarantees. The amount of wealth you need to "hack" a family together (biologically and a support system after birth) in older age is significant.
[1] https://socwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fact_2-2010-...
Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,...
by eigenvalue on Friday June 12, 2020 @03:42PM
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Not only that, but your risk of having a child with autism supposedly increases by more than 3x.
Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,...
by nradov on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:04PM
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Apple and Facebook now offer egg freezing as an employee benefit.
Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,...
by downerending on Friday June 12, 2020 @09:37PM
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That's almost freakish. Better to offer a quality of life than lets employees have families.
Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,...
by toomuchtodo on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:05PM
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I would very much be interested in stats on employees who use this benefit, and if they're unable to have kids in the future regardless of having their eggs frozen, regret their decision to prioritize their career over starting a family.
We had a friend over to our home, who earlier in life judged my partner for leaving a career to have children, and could not have a child of their own now. The regret during our conversation was palpable while she watched our children play in our backyard, and frankly it hurt my heart.
These women tend to be wealthier on average, and thus have access to various “artificial” methods for conception. Egg freezing is becoming mainstream.