A personal investment: This small business owner spent $10k to freeze her eggs for her future

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published Updated 5 Min Read

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When Megan Christenson turned 32, she knew it was time to make a major investment in both her career and personal life. She dug into her savings and spent nearly $10,000 to freeze her eggs, a choice that would benefit her present and future self.

“I feel very fortunate to have been able to sustain that cost, and I also saw it as a healthcare expense,” she says. “This is an investment in my future health. If someone was like, you need to have this surgery to make sure you can walk in 10 years, you would do it. I saw egg freezing as a necessary expense, too.”

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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