I flew to Barcelona to freeze my eggs for under $4,500. Being alone for the hard parts was the price I didn't calculate.

A woman traveled to Barcelona a week after her 40th birthday to freeze her eggs. One round of egg freezing, including a year of storage, cost her less than $4,500, roughly one-fifth the cost in New York. She ultimately froze eight eggs and plans to undergo another round. She said that being alone for the hard parts was an unexpected emotional cost.

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