{"id":30373,"date":"2026-01-15T19:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=30373"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:59:15","slug":"doctalk-own-your-fertility-from-egg-freezing-through-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-own-your-fertility-from-egg-freezing-through-grief\/","title":{"rendered":"Own your fertility: All the facts and feelings with Dr. Knopman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk \u2013 Episode 23: Own your fertility, from egg freezing through grief\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrOT9YePqag?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does it really mean to own your fertility? In this episode, we\u2019re joined by Dr. Jaime Knopman from CCRM Fertility of New York and author of <em>Own Your Fertility<\/em>, for a candid conversation about egg freezing, fertility preservation, and grief. Dr. Knopman shares what inspired her to write the book, who it\u2019s for, and why fertility preservation can be one of the first acts of agency in reproductive health. We unpack common misconceptions about egg freezing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation also turns to a topic often left unspoken: fertility-related grief. Dr. Knopman reflects on how grief shows up when timelines shift and how patients can hold both hope and loss at the same time. 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