<prompt> Human: Hello Everyone,I am your typical early 30 year old spinster Hah. I am not actively dating anyone and I dont see any prospects on the horizon but of course these things can change in a heartbeat. Female fertility rapidly declines at age 35. Apparently its pretty much a miracle if a natural birth occurs at 40 or above...although it occurs, it is certainly a risky move for a woman to assume she can have kids at that age. For me, that means potentially a pretty tight timeline: find boyfriend, date, get engaged, get married, settle in and try and get pregnant...and God help me if I want to have more than one kid. I am feeling a lot of pressure and I know it will add unwanted pressure to my relationships. Egg freezing has become a recent suggested solution for women like me. It seems like a great way to ease my mind and allow me to more easily create my future family at 38-42ish with my future partner. However, I have run into the following concerns:1. Its expensive as hell. Some facilities offer bargains but the most reasonable price tag I can find is: 5000 or so for medication PER ROUND and Im anticipating 2-3 rounds. 600 per year for egg storage and about 18,000 for total egg extraction and consultation fees. Then 10 years or so down the road ill dish out another 18000 for IVF this is with a program that gives a financial guarantee for 30 frozen eggs for 18,000 and successful pregnancy financial guarantee for another 18,0002. Its not a real guarantee. There are programs that offer packages that guarantee a baby or you get a reimbursement. But all this money that could have been invested now may still result in no successful pregnancy. I could also end up getting knocked up on my own at 39 with no hiccup. Its a crapshoot. 3. I have 4 years or so to figure it out. To ensure greater success, they encourage women to freeze their eggs before 35 years old. 4. I have a wonderful retirement package with my job. I live a frugal lifestyle and dont have problems paying my bills. I am debt free. But I currently have a relatively modest income so this fertility investment will replace me making any progress on making a down payment on a house. The sad fact is, the women who are at the optimal age for egg freezing are not at the best place in their career to pay for it. My question is: Am a crazy for even considering this? Has anyone else pursued this option? Are there tips to cut costs? Additional notes: I am open to adoption. I just stress about the uncertainty of that process. I have friends who have been on adoption waiting lists for years. Also, this is a very intimidating thing to post on here- please be kind and dont judge me too harshly. Assistant: I think you need to do your research...Its really not a miracle after 40. After 45 its totally a miracle. but 40 is a healthy age still. Your risks slightly increase. My mom was 40 when she had me. 0 complications. This is not really a PF question, its a personal decision. That seems ridiculously expensive. Human: I have been doing a lot of research on the topic. Although everyone has a story of getting naturally pregnant at 40, or knowing someone who has, there are countless untold stories of women struggling with infertility. The statistics I have seen are that a 40 year old has a 5 chance of getting pregnant each cycle. This is based on averages with many women falling below that percentage. And it rapidly falls even more with each year.  <response>: keep in mind that a 5 chance per cycle means about a 60 chance of pregnancy over a year. Definitely not as good as a 30 year old or even a 35 year old, but still not in miracle territory. I agree though that if you are certain you want a child, its probably not a good idea to wait till 40.I think youre doing a good thing for yourself by doing this research and thinking about what you want and the best way to get it rather than just hoping everything will fall into place. Better to save up for it and not need it rather than getting to 38 and wishing you had. 