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Priyanka Chopra Jonas reveals she froze her eggs in her early 30s: 'Took back the power'

By Nikolina Koevska Kharoufeh |

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is getting real with women, encouraging them to 'take the power back' from their biological clock and freeze their eggs.

The actress, who is mum to 13-month-old Malti Marie who she shares with husband Nick Jonas, sat down with Dax Shepard on the Armchair Expert podcast to reveal she froze her eggs in her early 30s.

Chopra, 40, said she felt 'such a freedom' when she went ahead with the procedure.

"Science is at such an amazing place right now," the star explained. "It's the best gift you'll give yourself because you're taking the power from your biological clock, and you can work until however long you want. Your eggs will still be the same age as when you froze them."

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Mum to 13-month-old Malti, Chopra opened up about her decision to freeze her eggs.
Mum to 13-month-old Malti, Chopra opened up about her decision to freeze her eggs. (Armchair Expert)

The actress said it allowed her to continue to work on her career and not succumb to the pressures of finding someone quickly to have children with.

"I could continue on an ambitious warpath that I wanted to achieve. I wanted to get to a certain place in my career,"? she told host Dax Shepard

"I also hadn't met the person I wanted to have children with or I didn't see that. That's anxiety-inducing."

Chopra got very candid about her fertility journey in the interview, admitting her desire to have kids has been around for a long time.

"I always knew I wanted kids, which was one of the big reasons I didn't want to date Nick at that time cause I was like, I don't know if he wants kids at 25," she revealed.

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Chopra and Jonas first met at the Met Gala in 2017. They tied the knot in 2018 and welcomed their first child four years later on January 15, 2022.

The new mum felt like she was in the right place to have a child at that time, and had found her perfect partner, ?"You have to know you can handle this person for the rest of your life, if you're going to have a kid with them."

So she was incredibly thankful that she had frozen her eggs years prior and took the time to encourage other women to think about the procedure.

??"I tell all my younger friends the biological clock is real," she said. "It gets so much harder to get pregnant after 35 and to carry to term and all of that, especially with women that have been working all their lives."

However, the celebrity also recognises how expensive the procedure is, advising women to save where and when they can, "You save money to buy a car.... Do it every month. For Christmas?! It's the best gift you'll give yourself."

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Mum Priyanka Chopra with daughter Malti in London.
Mum Priyanka Chopra with daughter Malti in London. (Instagram @priyankachopra)

Chopra and Jonas have been sharing their new life with baby Malti online with fans with consistent updates on Instagram. Just this week the mum posted a photo holding her daughter in her lap as she sat for her makeup for an event in London with the caption, "Glam with mama."

However, it wasn't a smooth welcome into the world for baby Malti who was born via surrogate ?and spent her first 100 days in the NICU unit before coming home just in time for Mother's Day that year.

Since then however, she has fit into their life perfectly, ?"Life changes in such a big way but thankfully we have a lot of friends with kids too."

"I'd rather spend more time with children than with adults. All our parties are kid and dog friendly at our house.?"

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Priyanka Chopra has opened up about her surrogacy journey. (Instagram)

What is egg freezing?

Egg freezing is exactly what it sounds like จC eggs are retrieved from the patient's uterus, usually in day surgery under sedation or anesthetic, frozen, and then stored.

First comes an initial consultation with a GP, gynaecologist or fertility specialist to discuss whether, in theory, it's the right fit for the patient. Then comes the practical tests that truly make that judgement จC medical history checks, blood tests, pelvic ultrasounds, infection checks, egg reserves checks. Once the patient gets the all clear, then the (usually) two-week-long hormone preparation, retrieval and freezing process starts in earnest.

But that's only if you can afford it.

According to ?Monash IVF Fertility Specialist Dr Giselle Crawford, egg freezing costs between $7000 to $11,000 per cycle upfront. Some patients are eligible for a Medicare rebate, but not everyone qualifies.

This also doesn't include costs of taking time off work for the procedure and recovery, other miscellaneous costs or costs of any further testing, nor the further costs of then having to undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to complete the pregnancy process if enough "viable" eggs have been retrieved. And if you're not ready for IVF, the cost of storing the frozen eggs, which varies depending on the provider but is usually around $500 annually, is also extra.

There's also the physical and emotional cost of the procedure จC not every egg retrieval, which can have hormonal side effects and further risks, is successful, let alone sperm retrieval, fertilisation, and embryo transfer if you're continuing with IVF. And if you're not, there's the matter of egg disposal and all the implications that come with it.?

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