Ann of All Trades

My philosophy and thoughts on freezing my own eggs for potential future use are slowly changing. I stumbled across an egg donation organization through my work in biotech. A lightbulb in my head went off - why don't I try to donate my eggs? I see the following benefits for myself: My genes may never be passed on to my own offspring. I like my genes and I think they're good genes. If someone else can utilize my genes for offspring, that would be perfect. Egg donors are compensated approximately $10,000 per cycle (which produces ~9-12 eggs), depending on the donation organization. This compensation is fair as it's an extremely exhaustive (physically, mentally, emotionally, everythingy) process. I could use this money toward freezing my own eggs. Or a new car. By the way, egg donors are so thoroughly examined and prodded. Here are the steps you have to go through, and at every step, you can be rejected as a donor for any reason: Submit initial application, includin...

It's been 3 months since I received my fecal microbiota transplant, and I'm actually worse off than before. Unbelievable. It may have been due to a few factors: - I don't believe the antibiotic I took was the right one for my microbiota, nor the correct dose, but it was the randomized arm I was assigned to as part of the clinical trial - Taking a laxative hours before boarding a 5 hour red eye flight from SFO to BOS doesn't quite clear out the stomach as desired - Flying to Bali several days after having an FMT adds another variable to the gut microbiota I still believe FMT should work for some individuals, maybe even me, but not this time. My stomach has been uber-sensitive. Lately, stresses in my life have made my stomach, and really my life, a nightmare. I must have had liquid poop for a straight month. It was unbearable, and the disappointment, sadness, and depression of it (among other things) took over my life. I'm beginning to theorize that my overly ...