Ocasio-cortez to Share Egg-freezing Journey Online As She Criticizes Trump Administration's Reproductive Care Attacks

The progressive New York congresswoman, 36, revealed her decision to undergo fertility treatment in a series of Instagram stories this weekend. "This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life, Ocasio-Cortez said. She said she had been saving for the procedure for a very long time, and noted there was not a lot of information for women interested in doing so.

"As women in general, we are not taught about our bodies, we are not prepared for our own lives, whether that is in puberty, whether that is in pregnancy, whether that is in perimenopause, menopause, whether that is in so many different aspects of our lives, she said in one of the stories. Ocasio-Cortez recognized the balancing act that comes with undergoing fertility treatment with her work as a congresswoman. She told viewers that she would be taking her shots in the dressing room before a scheduled ABC interview on Sunday.