Should I Get My Eggs Frozen or Just Have Another Cocktail?

Timing

The drinks were pretty and the mood upbeat, but the women attending a recent egg freezing event were all contemplating a potentially very expensive route to motherhood.

Published Nov. 20 2015 1:00AM EST

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I spent the night of my 26th birthday in Manhattan’s NoMad Hotel, breathing in the restored building’s chic vintage charm while sipping a cocktail of Champagne and Chambord.

But I wasn’t in the chestnut wood-paneled parlor by the hearth of the strategically inviting fireplace or dining in the glass-roofed atrium.

I was...

Emily Shire

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Should I Get My Eggs Frozen or Just Have Another Cocktail?

The drinks were pretty and the mood upbeat, but the women attending a recent egg freezing event were all contemplating a potentially very expensive route to motherhood.

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Emily Shire