Andrew Huberman· PhD
So for my PCOS patients, generally speaking, we I always tell my patients, freeze 20 eggs because 20 is safe. But as you get older, especially if you have PCOS, I might want 40 eggs.
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So for my PCOS patients, generally speaking, we I always tell my patients, freeze 20 eggs because 20 is safe. But as you get older, especially if you have PCOS, I might want 40 eggs.
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And PCOS patients, the beauty of it is they have all these follicles, so we can pull out a lot of eggs. Now, the quality might not be good, but keep pulling it.
But freeze and PCOS patients, the beauty of it is they have all these follicles so we can pull out a lot of eggs. Now the quality might not be good, but keep pulling it. So for my PCOS patients, generally speaking, I always tell my patients, "Freeze 20 eggs," 'cause 20 is safe.
But as you get older, especially if you have PCOS, I might want 40 eggs. You know, the more you have, because I know the quality's not that good.