OVAREACTION BY TENNILLE DANIELS

I don’t know about you but reproductive health for me between my teenage and young adult years consisted of period + pregnancy. I wanted to make sure that my period arrived (not pregnant) and that my spot checks always came back clean. In my mid-20s, however, I discovered I had large ovarian cysts and subsequently was diagnosed with endometriosis. I knew nothing about ovarian cysts, fibroids, endometriosis or any of the other reproductive health issues women may experience before menopause hits. The thoughts, decisions, procedures, and surgeries I experienced in the days, months, and years following my initial diagnosis sparked OVAREACTION - how a woman reacts - her thoughts, feelings, decisions, and actions - to a matter involving her reproductive health. The OVAREACTION podcast is a safe space for women of color to share their stories, vulnerabilities, as well as their triumphs and victories. As a single black woman who has gone through a great deal of this journey alone, I have a special place for my single sisters who experience the highs and lows of reproductive health and may have to make hard decisions on their own. Join Tennille Daniels and this community as we share our OVAREACTION to educate and encourage women to stand firm in their decisions and confidently in their story.

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OVAREACTION BY TENNILLE DANIELS

LeeEGGoo

May 05, 2021 • Tennille Daniels • Season 1 • Episode 5

On this week's episode, I discuss my decision to move forward with freezing my eggs given my low/diminished ovarian reserve diagnosis. I also share the financial responsibilities I had to consider when making the decision to move forward. Once I determined I could handle the financial part of the process, I was like LeeEGGo - which is the title of this week's episode (shoutout to one of my favs - Chris Brown)!

The focus of this week's episode is my first egg freezing cycle - what I had to do to prepare for it; what the process looks like; what it felt like; and what was the result?

The song of the episode is He Has His Hands On You by Marvin Sapp. I love this song because it gives me reassurance that at the top of mountain all the way down to the pit of the valley God is with me. This type of reassurance is so needed when you are going through a physical and emotional process such as fertility treatments. Check out this song and many others that encouraged me or are inspired by my journey on the OVAREACTION podcast playlist available on Apple and Spotify.

See you next week for story time!

~Tennille