Why Does It Get Harder To Have Kids?

[@joshuamirabal3617]

lol when sex Ed just taught me “this is how babies are born. Here’s some terms for you. Don’t have sex”

[@magicturtel]

How the babies will be born then? 🤔

[@e-52shreyashinde34]

Exactly haha

[@BldElfPrince]

My school didn't even teach us that much! 😅

[@Januarywitch]

Great strategy 😂

[@CodyseusRex]

The right way😂👍

[@durkadurka5503]

Human bodies are out here wasting eggs like they aren’t $8.99 a carton 🤧

[@evobrand1210]

Why does my child have feathers?

[@Random-lb1qq]

Do they really sell six dozen eggs per carton in your country? That must be hard to carry

[@I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I]

⁠@@Random-lb1qqIt also has six smaller cartons.

[@zacherywoolstonisgay69]

​@@Random-lb1qqI am not Joe Biden.

[@JPG.01]

How many eggs is in that carton?

[@trappedcat3615]

Eggcellent eggsplanation.

[@thevegastan]

Hughhh.... take your 🏆 and get out...

[@rumourplays]

Eggactly!

[@kryptoniridium]

Someone's having a little too much fun

[@ORIGINALwhatnow]

😂😂😂

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

That’s very… eggcellent

[@travgames0113]

I'm an IVF baby, and my mom had endometriosis. She only had 3 good eggs, two of them were me and my brother.

[@omegalink314]

joke on you, in my religious high school, we had no sex ed!

[@kingnick6260]

Bless your heart 😂

[@laggybum3218]

Most public schools don't teach sex ed either.

[@mugdhasingh6234]

There was no proper ed for us and you are talking about sex ed

[@christian1172-z9e]

My Christian school had a semester of sex ed in junior high. I remember the diagrams feeling scandalous to us. 😅 We also had biology in high school where we went through all the systems, including the endocrine and reproductive systems. Do most schools not teach basic anatomy?

[@LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds]

It's a red state / blue state divide mostly. Child pregnancy is drastically higher in states without sex ed classes.

[@ashthepokemonmaster2375]

This is what youtube shorts are meant to be like. Information presented succinctly, with a longer video link for whomever's curious. Amazing job👌

[@ulengrau6357]

It depends on the audience. If all shorts were educational, KZbin shorts wouldn't exist

[@UntitledMaadCity]

​@@ulengrau6357 they meant any genre. The short could be about gaming but the point they made is that they get to the point and if any one is curious they can watch the long form video for more info

[@hunnyflash]

Not particularly. A short can be full of factual information, without having any context. This short can explain about eggs and fertility, and still give more information about the end about what is a healthy outlook and how to talk to your doctor. This is preferable to just saying "HEY YOUR EGGS ARE DYING" and that's it.

[@BlueDragon755]

Preview first. Click link for details.

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

Its actually easier ? You should try living my life.

[@Rickzoor]

Not even kidding, but my sex ed class was "This is a condom, now put it on this banana" That was literally it.

[@Andre-zw5kl]

A friend of mine on the sex ed class had a movie form a C-section. The teacher got fired for traumatizing a bunch of 10 year olds

[@xHuman-x_x]

LMFAO

[@SlOth-gm4qg]

Lol , that's sad . Keep the the child from reality​@@Andre-zw5kl

[@GoodNamingSense]

​@@Andre-zw5kl TEN YEAR OLDS! TF

[@Andre-zw5kl]

@@GoodNamingSense Welcome to France mate. We are quite wild here when talking about sex. You know the saying, french people are the best lovers

[@amandaslaven4574]

Man. I’m glad I’ve had my kids already and don’t plan on having more. I can’t imagine the stress that would be every birthday. My heart goes out to all the women who want a baby or want a baby in the future and are worried about this. I hope you get everything you want

[@hunterpikachu1763]

"How do you like your eggs?" "Frozen, saving them for later." "What?"

[@yuvrajdas9552]

The baby is "Frozen"😂

[@timuhler8121]

You are such a professional and it’s very kind of you to share this very personal side of life. Everyone can learn from it and I’m sure it’s appreciated.

[@brentmip]

M

[@INSANESUICIDE]

And because she is a professional *HAS* to freeze her eggs..

[@flyer3455]

Everyone can learn from it. Don't put off having a family because of your career.

[@kirakira9906]

​@@flyer3455What does this have to do with OP's message?

[@oishyzaman5513]

​@@flyer3455 omg stfu Let people live either they wanna have kids or not It's not like you're the one taking care of it that's why it's easy for you to say

[@Keryaken133]

My Biology class is basically my sex ed class, and they teach in more details, like, really, really detailed

[@moosaahmad3055]

How much we talking🤑

[@VeiledLingeringSoul]

​@@moosaahmad3055 DNA to mRNA translation and transcription into aminochains which become proteins. Mytosis, types of tissues. Creation of energie potentials in mytochondria for ATP synthesis. Alosteric centre ... It is not that compelling 😑

[@moosaahmad3055]

@@VeiledLingeringSoul mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell 🗿🗿

[@weltschmerzistofthaufig2440]

​@@VeiledLingeringSoul Why don't you find that compelling?

[@silverscapes9628]

@@VeiledLingeringSoulsounds like baby making music to me 😂 I’m a super sciency person.

[@StonedWizard42000]

Im high asf and thought those were cheese balls

[@bruhbrehii]

Lmao

[@annier1873]

Don’t be shy take a bite

[@stultus1911]

i thought they were really weird lemons

[@Zyrdalf]

Im not high and also did

[@igorivanov783]

forbidden cheese balls

[@omarmajidi5090]

Imagine being born from a frozen egg lol ,you must be the coolest kid in class 🥁

[@Iamhere829]

😂😂

[@EvieFowler210]

me lol

[@thesuraj.29]

Fr

[@justaway_of_the_samurai]

Imagine being the real-life Ice Ice Baby lol.

[@hmmhmm-gd3iv]

Du dum tsss

[@Defnotjolie]

Why am i grieving my loss eggs 💀 brb coming up with 300,000 egg names. First one: eggnatious

[@veggiechip]

LOL SAME HERE 😭🙏

[@horny_emoji]

Eggscaliburasus

[@mai_art1729]

2: scramblicious (get it? scrambled eggs?)

[@anidiot6396]

Wonder how many egg puns you can fit into 300k

[@Defnotjolie]

EGGLIZABETH

[@peteyoung3124]

I knew all the stuff about freezing eggs and how expensive it is, but I'm actually very fascinated by the eggs dying and number of eggs. I never considered eggs dying beyond just menstruation. You really do learn something new all the time.

[@teacherella1338]

You are aware that women menstruate exactly for that reason?

[@StatTheMusicFinder]

You are teaching better and simpler than an entire year at school

[@devil_with_a_D]

I'm an Indian and my teachers used to be so shy when reproductive system was to be taught, I don't understand, we are shy about sex ed and still end up being 1.5 billion 😅

[@DraftySatyr]

@@thespcrewroy8716 Only about 14% of Indians are Muslims. Around 80% Hindu, a bit more than 2% Christian, and a bit less than 2% Sikh. Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism and Atheism account for the balance. Interestingly, the proportion of Muslims has increased by 45% since 1951, while both Jainism and Zoroastrianism seem to be dying religions. Make of that what you will.

[@version365]

​@@thespcrewroy8716 Are you saying normal schools in India teach sex ed? lolololol.. joke of the century!

[@fly463]

That 1.4 billion people is because of the 1950-2000s period when people had a ton of kids. Now with better education & family planning with the economy(per capita) getting better each year, the TFR (children per women) has been reduced to 2.1

[@fly463]

So the TFR is already below replacement levels. This means the population of India will start decreasing in a few decades just like East Asia is facing right now in 2024

[@fly463]

​@@DraftySatyr yes the gap between TFR of Muslims & other religions were huge a few decades back. But since 21st century all religion's TFR are getting close to 2.1 so they won't increase much now.

[@Mothy2003]

Learned more about sex ed in really weird fanfics than school. The extra half-chapter explaining lube mid-fic had me takin notes and forget what i was reading

[@screw_a_username7491]

based actually

[@filiplukic3097]

do you have the fic plss

[@ryotengoku99]

Same, my fave BDSM fic writer back then had a whole livejournal post educating people on safe sex practices and consent. Taught me more than my parents & teachers ever did. 😂

[@edgyangel3308]

​@@ryotengoku99Can I get the link to the LiveJournal post too? I'm a bit curious too lmao😭🙏

[@Sweetnovelle]

REAL-

[@allisonwelton5926]

I went through IVF in order to conceive my son. The most painful part was my egg retrieval, 34 eggs were taken and fertilized. Only 16 made it to the blastocyst stage. I’m grateful we have this technology because I wouldn’t have my son without it

[@TheMirmir225]

The amount of people that did not have sex ed in the comments scares me 😭😭

[@Andre-zw5kl]

What's even worst is that most of them are living in good coutires such us UK, US, etc.

[@MeanieMelatonin]

​@@Andre-zw5kla thing we should mention is that countries with good sex ed have lower statistics of teen pregnancy. The country with the lowest is the Netherlands and although I personally find the sex ed (at least the one I got) lacking it's still something

[@Andre-zw5kl]

​@@MeanieMelatoninYeah I know the feeling. Even I didn't get the best sex ed and I'm living in France but it was good enough to teach me how not to knock up my girlfriend. A sex ed class is better then no sex ed class at the end of the day

[@officer_friendly_]

Lot of stuff got shoved into biology class

[@michaeldevlin7747]

I didn't get sex education in school until I had already been having sex for a year

[@yolojb7812]

This bloodline ends with me.

[@p_pthenoob]

me asf

[@Eosinophyllis]

Same here I’m like “well, I’m a lesbian, so I did end up never getting taught a lot of relevant sex Ed, but this ain’t it”

[@nickm2015]

MY ASEXUAL ASS

[@THELORDVODKA]

Good for humanity honestly

[@thesystem3273]

I used that line often but recently realised how morbid that is

[@deathofthemagi]

I grew up in the country. Sex ed was one week and consisted solely of looking at extremely graphic pictures of stds so we would understand that we should not have premerital sex.

[@K_End]

And how well does that work ?

[@faisalmehmood5375]

That's pretty much the only main way of avoiding STDs.

[@carlpanzram7081]

I mean, that's a significant and important part of sex Ed. It just shouldn't be JUST that.

[@Rockiscoool]

​@@faisalmehmood5375no not really

[@krimzonnebula9341]

@@faisalmehmood5375condoms? Am i missing something here?

[@nickolasanderson8133]

Thank you for taking part in this, and helping dummies like me learn more about it heart❤

[@fajnejhajnejcz2668]

Imagine having a sex ed class.

[@tunistick8044]

Literally everywhere around the world?

[@gp5313]

​@@tunistick8044no

[@gp5313]

​@@tunistick8044No

[@Catthegreat1]

@@tunistick8044Texas

[@s0nycz3kk]

@@tunistick8044 Yea, in Czech republic it ain't needed.

[@X-SPONGED]

Highlights from my middle school sex ed: 1. You're going through changes and that's normal 2. You're gonna get weird feelings and sometimes moody 3. *DO NOT HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE👹* And then we proceeded to never have another one ever again

[@darlingMC]

real 😭

[@hamsterking2187]

Everybody says this but my sex ed was a LOT more in depth. They basically taught us about periods, pregnancy, and reproductive cells, then they ended it by saying "You really, really , *really* shouldn't have sex, but if you do, use protection".

[@Orto4956]

You really shouldn’t have sex at that age I don’t understand how telling 13 year olds that is a bad thing.

[@TheVera800]

Nah same tho 😭

[@Metaspace2]

Sounds like a 2nd works country,, I'm guessing you went to school in the U.S.?

[@VynnFTW]

To be honest, I read the title of the video and was expecting something like charts showing how much the costs and prices increased over the decades.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

That does indeed make it harder to have kids. And when costs go up, people are more likely to wait to have kids, and then lose even more eggs :'O

[@davidcalderwood4131]

As a physician who has dealt with couples’ fertility frustrations, I wish you the best of luck. God bless.

[@Belangerz]

My sex ed classes didn’t explain the term menopause to me. They taught that it happened, but they didn’t explain the term for it.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

It definitely should be taught in school. I think in addition to weird societal issues with women getting older, and aging in general, it might not be seen as completely relevant to kids. It should still be taught--everyone with a particular anatomy who lives long enough will go through it.

[@cecilyevelyne4455]

Hi from France. Our Sex Ed is amazingly detailed and did mention all of this. Really hope other country's improve theirs

[@Andre-zw5kl]

Hi. I'm form Lyon and back in school I didn't get the best sex ed. I mean it was really good but for example we never lean how the sperm is produced or that women are born with all the eggs they'll ever have

[@astronotics531]

Non, c’est faux. Nous n’avons aucune éducation sexuelle. Elle commence en réalité à la rentrée 2024, c’était un projet de l’ancien ministre de l’éducation.

[@Orto4956]

Everything you learned is taught in American schools. The difference is how and when they are taught because there is no such thing as an American education system, because those things are decided by state, county, and district legislature to better suit the wants of the constituents.

[@1_imm_]

Dans les établissements dans lesquels j'ai été il y en avait déjà avant 2024, je pense que cela dépend de l'établissement et de l'endroit où tu te trouves. @@astronotics531 In the schools that I've been, there was already sex ed, I think it depends the school and where you are.

[@mintynae]

Pour ma part, j'ai eu deux cours d'éducation sexuelle. Un au collège et un au lycée. C'était détaillé, et il y avait même une sage femme qui est venue pour nous parler des relations intimes, de la grossesse et de l'accouchement d'un point de vue professionnel et émotionnel. Donc en fait ça craint parce qu'en fonction des établissements on n'est juste pas égaux en éducation 😢

[@aprev039]

My son was conceived through IVF. There will be a talk of the “birds and the bees” at some point but added complication is how he was conceived. Maybe I’ll just tell him he was made in a lab like a super hero.

[@billgnansounou]

Does he have to know that?

[@aprev039]

@@billgnansounou I can’t speak for every parent and their truths that they share with their children. When I made my comment initially I was being a bit tongue in cheek. But if it were me, I’d want to know early in life so I can incorporate it naturally into my developing identity. My son would probably expect the same.

[@antipuck]

@@aprev039i think finding out you were made through ivf by middle school could fuel a lifelong appreciation and love for science. my own genetic issues are what formed my passion for genetics, so i can only imagine how unreal it must feel to know you were like…handcrafted.

[@sebastianfischer2082]

Just explain there are other ways to make a child, no reason to lie and no reason to hide if you educate them young I'm sure they'll be okay!

[@barbararowley6077]

I hope he’ll realise just how much he was wanted. IVF is often not a pleasant journey, and I’m so glad for you that it was successful.

[@9The0Unknown7]

113,000. That’s the number of children in the US up for adoption.

[@CarsonSmash]

Thank you so much for sharing that YOU did this and the intricacies around it! Fertility/viability talk is much needed

[@williammaser]

Had no idea women have that many eggs. Says more about our failing education system than anything. And my lack of knowledge on anatomy.

[@andie9244]

I think it's big of you to admit that. It would be beneficial for your country's general knowledge if more people had your attitude.

[@orange_turtle3412]

With how prone they are to failure, having a lot of eggs is necessary to reproduce. It massively diminishes the odds of each egg being unfit for reproduction

[@TheBlobik]

If we consider how much sperm a man produces regurarly, the amount of eggs woman has is actually quite small. Luckily people usually need few at most.

[@Encucumbered]

​@stillasuno we dont?

[@ThermicLight]

They don't care to educate because the truth would hurt the feels of too many wmn.

[@The_Cloth_Surgeon]

I’m so glad you’re talking about the issues/ side affects that can come with preparing the body for egg retrieval, As someone with PCOS, who is also child free (partially by PCOS, but mostly by choice) I’ve dealt with my share of partners convinced and then upset that I didn’t “change my mind” on not wanting children, even though I routinely told them that not only did I not want them , but I knew the process of not only preparing my body for egg retrieval but also pregnancy would be my literal idea of hell. That this technology exists for the people who need/wNt it is awesome, but it’s good to people are aware of the good and the bad that comes with it.

[@PrincessNinja007]

(I also can't do egg retrieval for that same reason, the risk of another clot is still there)

[@aldrans4652]

Didnt know the video was about boyfriends wanting babies but thats cool

[@istoppedcaring6209]

forgive my ignorance but what is PCOS and does that also prevent the traditional route to pregnancy?

[@The_Cloth_Surgeon]

@@aldrans4652 it wasn’t but allot of people don’t talk about the side affects and problems associated with egg retrieval, it’s nice to see some who is clearly pro the process talking about it .

[@caterscarrots3407]

⁠@@istoppedcaring6209 PCOS stands for polycystic ovarian syndrome. Basically, instead of having a normal menstrual cycle and ovulation, people with PCOS don’t ovulate regularly and thus can go way longer between periods than what’s normal. The follicles that would normally ovulate are instead stuck at a pre-ovulatory state and more follicles develop in a given cycle for people with PCOS vs without, causing there to be a lot of cysts on the ovaries. It doesn’t necessarily prevent natural conception, but it does make it much less likely to naturally conceive without fertility treatment. Having multiple ovarian cysts does not equal having PCOS though, just to be clear. A person without PCOS can have more than one cyst on their ovaries for many other reasons. PCOS is a specific presentation of multiple ovarian cysts + irregular periods.

[@canadaballplayz9999]

Seeing the graphs about fertility over time and knowing my mum's age when she had me completely made me change my view on my life dude - I was born when my mum was 42 😭

[@iamvoidnoodle]

My sex ed class was basically “ girls your gonna bleed out of your thing every month , wear deodorant, you smell “

[@darlingMC]

Lmao real

[@love-urfaveperson]

that was my puberty ed class😭 idk abt yall but i got 2 different units. one was in 5th grade where we got 5 different lessons and then later in middle school i got a whole unit for sex ed

[@MrWhatsItsName]

This doesn't apply to drake, he dates his girls when they still have 1 million eggs

[@Harpoon81]

Lmfao 😂

[@thesuraj.29]

😂😂

[@DrDeuteron]

MeGGa,

[@saadsami8860]

Smart man

[@sohanatamara8699]

@@saadsami8860it’s always the Muslims

[@Klintz]

The title caught me by surprise Edit: The title changed! It was: "What s*x Ed didn't teach you" Edit 2: Well... The new title isn't any better 💀

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

Yeah I was expecting some Hawk Tuah 101

[@gageswearingen7038]

what was the title? did it change

[@Klintz]

@@gageswearingen7038 it was "What sex ed didn't teach you"

[@gageswearingen7038]

@@Klintz oh lol

[@TantoAshina]

Mfs with an uncle named Ed: 😮

[@I_PlayPjsk]

For sex ed we had a male teacher that’s a PEDOPHILE. I’m so glad he got fired, but i will never forget about the uncomfortable stuff he did to us.😓

[@lw8882]

Even in Australia with mostly free health care this can cost between 8 and 15 thousand dollars.

[@VibhorWase]

But that's Australian dollars right? Here it cost us $50k US for 3 IVF cycle

[@jacobblurton3904]

If it cost 8 to 15 thousand that doesn't sound free lol

[@luxid413]

@@jacobblurton3904”mostly”

[@lw8882]

@@jacobblurton3904 That's the point lol

[@ruski77]

@lonixlonyou americans are hilarious, you really think having lower taxes gives you more disposable income overall, but it doesn’t. having to spend out of pocket for things like healthcare, education, etc makes the disposable income about the same, 6% tax or 40%.

[@nexusblackrift]

I ain't even a woman, but I'm liking and commenting to boost this so more people see it and can be informed in case it's useful for them.

[@AudreyL_13]

THANK YOU

[@Mercy_of_the_Devil]

Commenting also contributes to the algorithm! :D

[@rimimukherjee4]

You angel😤

[@litchilifelesson]

You're a literal saint. Where would us lowly females be if not for the kindness and generosity of dickhavers.

[@HkFinn83]

Cringe making toadying

[@dudepersonbroguy]

The fact that the very first thing you said was already something I never knew 😭

[@Orto4956]

I mean you probably knew that women’s fertility worsens with age because they dont produce eggs throughout life. This is just the reason for that.

[@vintifada7115]

What part

[@Anti-Gravity.]

I don’t plan on giving birth ever, so not an issue for me 👍🏽 If I do ever decide I want kids I’m gonna adopt.

[@Arcturus.93]

Me too 😊

[@ilikecheese1233]

So you’re telling me after puberty I can’t have 300k babies? 😭😢

[@orestkruk7884]

Don't even have 300k more like just 300

[@williamp6800]

That should be a very comforting thought.

[@kv4648]

I wish they put more research into dude genitalia. I wanna know how many I could theoretically have

[@hamwas5022]

Didn't know it was a predetermined limited Supply

[@anakinlowground5515]

Yeah same. I thought the body made the eggs every month

[@Nosirt]

Women are born with all the eggs, there’s no mechanism to make more. So they will have around 200k that’s useable at puberty. While men took the opposite route and spam about a 1500 sperm a minute or 200 million a day until they die (and sometimes even after they die, seriously, it’s a thing. Balls will continue to produce sperm after death and it’s quite possible for a recently dead man to impregnate a woman)

[@robert-andreiionita2827]

@@anakinlowground5515 That’s only what happens with spermatozooa. Those are indeed (virtually) unlimited.

[@sriracha_sauce]

it's kinda crazy that this isn't info that is taught normally in school. I feel like everyone should know basic stuff about the human body.

[@_DaMan_]

@@sriracha_sauceimagine the horror if you suggest that having kids younger is biologically more advantageous

[@lornadune2506]

There's also the issue with sperm too. Age, drug use, alcohol consumption, and "over indulgence" all negatively affect the quality of sperm. Fertility is not all on the woman

[@Cheepchipsable]

I'm sure she will do a video on those, but for the moment she is talking about women.

[@CorneliaStreet-h8e]

True. And not many people talk about it

[@MissHardmode]

There was a study done on this very recently that showed sperm quality degrades way faster than women's eggs. Most males that are 35+ are affected by this. In women's cases it's just the quantity goes down with age so it's harder to conceive.

[@CenturionN-o6m]

​@@MissHardmode😂😂😂😂

[@z0mb13h0rd3]

@@MissHardmode, she literally just said in the video, the quality goes down as women age…

[@andu896]

In other words, don’t delay making kids beyond 30.

[@dondada2285]

Physically birthing children is easier when you're really young (18-24) but raising them comfortably is easier when you're older (35+). And I hate that. The weirdest catch 22.

[@scottanno8861]

Families used to help out more together. Grandpa and Grandma were bigger parts of kids lives 50 years ago!

[@Segen_Bell]

Lol, now even that is difficult. No one can even have enough resources even at 30, forget about raising kids.

[@breakingthemasks]

​@@scottanno8861... Nailed it. 👍

[@bananasandbass]

Well you perfectly summed up the ideal window to have kids, 25-35.

[@yessum15]

​@@scottanno8861Yeah, the idea was that communities would help out, but eventually that role was supposed to be supplanted by government. Unfortunately the rich ruined that. As society industrializes people typically have to move further and more often for work. This breaks up communities as anonymity becomes the norm. However, it also generates much higher material value. The people and the government get richer, and are thus able to support a healthy and robust public sector with subsidized or free healthcare, daycare, education, transportation, generous land grants and housing assistance programs, reduced work weeks, etc. All of this would work to replace the traditional family/community assistance networks of yesteryear. Instead as a result of strategic campaign donations and media purchases we spent that money on producing an (albeit impressive) class of billionaires that would make MansaMusa blush. The rest of us got the gig economy, cuts to the social safety net, and permission to engage in bigotry.

[@donatkristof6964]

The biggest issue is younger generations cannot afford to buy homes for themselves

[@CoolScratcher]

this doesn't even have to do with the video lol

[@BIacklce]

​@CoolScratcher nothing belly achers got 1 complaint

[@Orto4956]

Wtf does that have anything to do with this

[@zebulaun]

Sorry to spoil the ending of politics for you, but the problem is jews

[@dominusdone5023]

@@Orto4956op probably thinks about intercourse when he was younger so is saying this 😂

[@jaypandya913]

bold of you to assume I had a sex ed class (literally all of this is new information to me, including the beginning part)

[@ProximaCentauri55]

Same lmfao

[@RafaelMunizYT]

I didn't have proper sex ed but still I knew what she was talking about. you don't need sex ed if you're curious and do your own research

[@jaypandya913]

@@RafaelMunizYT yeah i suppose i haven’t done that yet, thought i knew everything i was supposed to know

[@RafaelMunizYT]

@@jaypandya913 I'm always coming up with questions and looking for answers. be a little more curious, it's good for your mind

[@OrangeSamurai01]

I hope you are blessed with your desires for your family as you see fit. Thank you for being an amazing role model to young women everywhere. I share your videos with my wife, daughter and son and they also think you are awesome!!! ❤

[@hollysmith7828]

I appreciate you being so open with your experiences and teaching something not often talk about. But my GOD does it bring out the weirdos in your comment section.

[@ZaxTax-h8t]

That's every video she makes

[@K_End]

Being a woman and talking about science in general gets weird comments 😂 but this topic especially does

[@tomokokurokiirl]

⁠@@K_Endyup, I constantly see high school boys thinking they're smarter and more knowledgeable than a woman with a STEM degree

[@IamTHEONLYgus532]

Adoption ain’t such a bad idea.

[@gawwad4073]

Not a simple thing to do unfortunately.

[@erics670]

@@gawwad4073 and also expensive

[@Andre-zw5kl]

​@@erics670 and also it's a hard work to make child you adopt a functional child. There are lots of traumatic events you have to cure

[@erics670]

@@Andre-zw5kl agree

[@moro3475]

imagine to say to your kid that he is adopted

[@PauloPontes]

"now scientists know how to freeze eggs" now = the 70s

[@Encucumbered]

that's pretty recent in the history of humans having kids.

[@user-ml8go9yw6q]

now doesnt mean just found out how. if I were to say "now we know how to light a fire" doesn't mean it was discovered recently

[@Jewshiesty6969]

@@Encucumbered in terms of STEM advancement, that’s lifetimes ago

[@vintifada7115]

They don’t even last. Women get surprised that the eggs aren’t healthy when they get thawed

[@kiraca.]

My mom was struggling with infertility for a while, and she tried egg freezing. That's how me and my twin was born!

[@bonzahrn5148]

Bless you in your fertility process! It’s rough and women are rarely educated through it!

[@teacherella1338]

And men

[@blinkeuisaswiftie8397]

Who are you blessing with their fertility process lol

[@richardvervoorn6626]

Thanks Cleo, I learned a couple of things here. Also I love watching your presentations, you have a gift, my dear!!

[@isaach1447]

“More power to you“ for doing something so private and personal… And Because of your love for science, communication… Sharing it with the world and turning it into educational content! 👍🏼

[@isa_bru]

thank you for teaching us abt that!! I was always so confused about why doctors didn't recommend older women to have kids, and how do they end up with no eggs if we had millions

[@LoralCrowned]

Thanks for speaking on this, particularly as adult woman still on the younger side of the fertility conversation. I was a "miracle" for my parents who were having trouble having kids. I've had trouble conceiving, and I'm now in my late thirties and taking some of the same meds you are. If we are successful, I'll be having conversations with my children about fertility screening once they're adult enough to understand the implications and consequences.

[@ecemilgun9867]

Hey, when should someone get fertility screening? Should I aşk for one if I am not planning to have kids in 3 years?

[@FreeloadingBird2584]

​@@ecemilgun9867The obvious answer is if you're young you won't need it. At 30 it becomes a gray area.

[@notorioushkm97]

Me: "That's a lotta work & money for no guarantees in success" Scientist : "That's the price of progress"

[@zebedeesummers4413]

The alternative is a way less likely odds of success and higher odds of issues.

[@user-kb8rc5vq2i]

I mean, having done actual scientific research, that's 100% the way it is. You spend 10's to 100's of hours rummaging through data looking for something significant, only to discover that what at first looked promising and potentially significant actually wasn't. Then you do it all again, but each time a little wiser as to what isn't meaningful to look at, until you eventually make a real discovery.

[@luxaeterna365]

Starting to sound like an antivaxxer

[@towerofgodfan4107]

That's science. Remember that Ai that was made to identify different types of bread and ended up being applicable in detecting certain cancer cells? It took so much work and time too but just goes to show that you never know what you're going to find out, until you find out😂. Worst case is you've documented the ideas that don't work.

[@therealpeter2267]

Well you're not forced to do it lol

[@sdaniaal]

I can't lie that looks like a pain, big ups for going through with it!

[@MagWolf11]

ADOPT! Stop spending a fortune when there are children desperate for a parent

[@hattocatto]

this here.

[@tonypringles2285]

Nah, I'd adopt if my eggs didn't work after freezing them

[@hardryv3719]

Thank you Cleo -- I'm so very happy you covered this

[@monicadominguez9455]

This is amazing information!!! But also, I get why most people have kids after turning 30. Let's face it guys, we weren't ready for it during our 20's. I think it's better to wait until you have the resources and the experience.

[@outisnemo8443]

Extremely bad idea. Ideal age to have children for women is around 15-19.

[@timotheatae]

​@@outisnemo8443 PDFile spotted.

[@I_Jakob_I]

​@@outisnemo8443 seek help

[@ngotemna8875]

​@@outisnemo8443 Literally not true. Stop watching MAP Walsh

[@K_End]

​@@outisnemo8443are 15 year olds financially or mentally prepared to be parents ?

[@maxwellsmith3648]

Having our first kid in January 2025! I’ve never been happier!! Wish us luck!

[@Smoop07]

Good luck!!

[@LunerEclipseHD]

Goodluck

[@SwornSecrecy_]

Congrats ❤

[@epicthy]

I wish you an easy pregnancy and a healthy baby!

[@jimjamjimjam7700]

Good luck! 🤞🎉

[@SpidersofGod]

my partner was a frozen egg before being born, science useful for once 🙏

[@megablasters5]

There's many recent studies finding that more eggs are actually being produced in adulthood, it'll be interesting to see how this effects fertility research going forward. Ideally it would be an easier process to assist that than freezing eggs.

[@mariarzyt_3D]

The things I was able to find were all related to stem cells in the ovaries that have grown into eggs outside in a lab setting and it seems like they're trying to observe whether that also happens inside an alive woman. Pretty interesting. Maybe they've already made advances in that research, but the number of eggs is still declining, very few are being produced, because those stem cells are quite rare too

[@flamsaur2972]

this video is a bit of a simplification, but all of the cells that *will one day be* eggs are already in the body. these cells are just stem cells, which are cells that have potential to be any kind of cell (the body uses stem cells when it needs them). the “creation” of egg cells is just the transition from stem cell to egg, or gamete for offspring (to my education)

[@zebulaun]

Cope for dry-wombs

[@oo4758]

Nothing inside your body is dry. ​@@zebulaun

[@GrzegorzDurda]

@@zebulaun Lol exactly.

[@nyralotep]

I was trying to remember where I remember hearing this then I remember it was your video. Good info!

[@obscurity3027]

This is one of your most interesting and educational videos you’ve ever posted. I’m sure I speak for everyone here by saying we hope your journey to parenthood goes well.

[@edmartin5654]

Thank you for that explanation, I'm 57 and didn't know. Good luck with you personally!

[@RafaelMunizYT]

my sex ed was laughing with my friends at the funny pictures in the science book

[@deanfielding4411]

My wife has been through this and at 35 it’s not worked twice now… and yes it’s an emotional rollercoaster and yes it’s expensive.

[@yeehaw7896]

​@ameer.thelion why would you brag about this under someone's comment that clearly expresses sorrow over not being able to have a kid? heartless.

[@tomokokurokiirl]

@@ameer.thelionobvious troll, go finish your homework

[@myheartisomg17]

I sympathize with you but, at the risk of sounding insensitive, why aren't you considering adoption instead? I'm a firm believer that adopting kids who already exist >>> adding more humans to this world. Your wife would avoid all the dangerous and horrific physical strains of pregnancy and birth. You would also be saving a life from the darkness of the foster care system. Seriously: Genetic relationships are not necessary to have a happy and healthy family.

[@stackertheeod7566]

@@myheartisomg17 because most people want a kid that’s actually their offspring, and want to carry on their family lineage. It’s a noble cause to take up an abandoned child, but it ain’t something a majority of people wanna do. Plus there’s falling birth rates in every first world country, so having kids is incredibly important

[@lifeisbeautiful015]

​@@myheartisomg17 genetic relation is absolutely necessary to have a happy and healthy family. not shit out something u don't know nothing about

[@Ashley-1917]

This is really interesting and I actually knew absolutely none of this.. thanks for informing me in an approachable way!

[@Mattnoble80]

I’m most happy about this post in that she comes across telling of her own experience and promoting fertility

[@tracyphoenixx]

Biology was my sex ed and was taught this right off the bat

[@BranTheBald]

It's a damn shame it costs too much to have children

[@Ed19601]

Yes, ivf or not. Very expensive

[@cooldaniel6]

Not that expensive if you don’t live in NY, CA or WA

[@timotheatae]

​@@cooldaniel6 Fake news

[@ngotemna8875]

​@@cooldaniel6 ......that's where like 75% of the US population lives....

[@Robert.Smith6969]

@@ngotemna8875 No it ain’t bud

[@ft.nufonia]

Tell me you’re rich without telling me you’re rich.

[@pan6593]

Brave to also include yourself. Much respect Mme.!

[@unfunnyducky]

I love eating sidewalks for lunch, but I sandwich spoons more than pigeons

[@thelilshadow7778]

I think that’s the highest Sentnece I’ve ever readened

[@an_anonymous_potato]

what

[@thejuanderful]

The fetus develops the eggs at around four months during pregnancy. So part of us spent time in our grandmothers womb.

[@InesFLK]

This is exactly why some of the genetics, especially as a female in terms of fertility need to be traced all the way up to your grandmother :) I had to undergo fertility treatment and was part of a study where they did some family history all the way up to my grandma.

[@davidx9300]

Also, all your mitochondria are genetically your mothers mitochondria as you get them from the egg cell

[@loremipsum7ac]

​@davidx9300 which takes us to the concept of mitochondrial Eve.

[@thejuanderful]

@@davidx9300 The history of mitochondria is fascinating. For life to go from single celled organisms to multi-celled organisms is an exponential jump and almost impossible. Scientists figure at some point a single cell absorbed another cell which had the mitochondria, but instead of consuming the absorbed cell, it was incorporated into the larger cell. They figure all multi-celled life comes from that one cell. The mitochondria provided a massive source of energy to power all the processes. I'm summarizing so pardon any mistakes.

[@PrincessNinja007]

This is why a single instance of atrazine for your grandmother, could mean birth defects for you

[@Sg_1012]

This is a great explanation of women's fertility and the options available. It is important that people understand the outcomes and process to plan for their future. I wish they explained this in sex ed class.

[@_Epidemic_]

Sex ed in America is so bad it’s insane. It has improved but they leave so much out. My condolences to anyone who lives in a southern state.

[@robbieaulia6462]

In my school the sex ed was WAY TOO DETAILED. And to quote my biology teacher, "Foreplay is important, don't just shove it in."

[@K_End]

I guess it's true but like not what a teacher should be saying to students 😂

[@yourlocalcoffeeaddict9603]

​@@K_Enddepends on their age tbh.

[@williamp6800]

That sounds like too little information, not too much.

[@lubbyLB]

@@yourlocalcoffeeaddict9603 i would've cringed to death as a young adult too

[@yourlocalcoffeeaddict9603]

@@lubbyLB oh yeah but that stuff is important. As cringy and embarrassing as it is some stuff is important to know.

[@nauticalfiction4795]

I’m sitting here eating an omelette and you have ruined my appetite

[@litchilifelesson]

Grow some eggs, texas boy!

[@HankJonas]

She looks like Jennifer Garner and Natalie Portman mixed together

[@akale2620]

That's some 25 chromosomes

[@schm147]

Nah, Kiera Knightley. Also she needs to hurry up and have kids

[@zumbinisgm]

@@HankJonas Joy? Maybe little bit.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

For people with fertility issues who want kids but don't want to go through all this or don't have the money, thank goodness for adoption. I mean, that's not easy or cheap, either, but no route is. Lots of valid ways to build a family!

[@Doggo_is_sus]

Sex ed in school be like :- *How baby is born* *How pregnancy* *STDs* *Prevention* *Artificial baby*

[@deleti843]

Lmao facts

[@clockwise7391]

who else thinks Cleo will be filming her own birth and educating us between contractions lol. honestly tho Cleo im so glad you posted this. i've done research into childbirth and even as a man I was like "its crazy how much of this stuff isn't more common knowledge O:" props.

[@rahulvinodpatil]

How would she film her own birth, she's already born like 3 decades ago 🤔

[@ahseymania]

​@@rahulvinodpatilno like, she giving birth

[@Kelseysophia]

I feel so badly for women who can’t have children, I’m 34 with 3 kids I started having when I was 19, and I’m feeling nervous about my fertility window closing and am not sure if I want another child before my time is up. I couldn’t imagine being my age and not having kids yet, I’m so sorry for those of you who want so badly for children, and are having fertility struggles.

[@jonathanshorp8346]

"your sex ed class" HA, what class ;v: i had to teach myself basically everything i know abt sex

[@iluvzaytun]

lol I’m too shy to sit and Google everything so my boyfriend has to tell me extremely vague stuff about it cuz I can’t handle too much info either 😂

[@realkirbykart521]

Thank you this was an interesting video. I always wondered where all those thousands of extra eggs end up.

[@addictionsucks8848]

Actually my sex ed did cover this. And I wasn't even in the girls class

[@SarcasmIsNear]

I was about to comment this. My Sex Ed taught us this plus more. It was somewhat educational and we learnt for both male and females.

[@malazkarar1171]

Lucky

[@Androw_tate_]

Now I understood!! ,Thank you for explaining 😊

[@PastaRoomsTheReal]

Ill just adopt a kid

[@silaswillis909]

That cost thousands but its a good cause

[@Shad0w-One]

Eqq quality sounds like an egg pun for equality

[@PhilbyFavourites]

You don’t need kids - live a better life without them. It’s purely familial and friendship group pressure telling you life isn’t complete without them…….

[@purp4168]

You still can have them, and freezing your eggs is a good way to make sure you will be able to just in case you become infertile and want kids

[@Orto4956]

Who are you to tell people that kids hinder their joy in life? You are exactly like the kind of people you are describing that are "pressuring you into having them" except in reverse. You are telling people that not having kids gives them a better life, yet you are completely denying the unmatched joy that billions of parents have, and also ignoring the guilt and sadness that unfortunately befalls many men and women who are infertile or women who are post menopausal who were told that they shouldn’t have kids yet regret that decision later in life.

[@ORANGE-ib3jd]

​@@Orto4956 he's not telling anyone anything jesus. Being childless isn't the norma and never will be, there's never been any social pressure to be childless.

[@diyashikha93]

Single here since forever and wanted to marry and have a kid by now. Don't want any more stress😢

[@geekchameleon]

When my mother was in school, the teacher in her sex-segregated _one day_ sex ed class started by saying "now girls, s.e.x. is nothing to be ashamed about." Yes, she actually spelled it out. When I was in school, the sex ed class taught us how it was done. Now, the class teaches _how_ it's done.

[@Tyshkevich]

If you can afford to pay tens of thousands of dollars, you can afford to just have the kid right now

[@tomuhawk96]

Yeah, but they can afford it now as they focused on their career. Not everyone can aford a career break. It's the catch 22 of parenting these days.

[@sydney468]

yeah but having a kid is not only about being financially prepared but being emotionally and mentally ready for it

[@kevinfernandez9999]

But she's a feminist so...

[@lizardman1879]

Some parents aren't instantly ready to raise kids when they have a lot of money. Emotional, physical, and mental factors can negatively affect a child long term