Amy Hart has revealed that she was initially sent into a ‘panic’ when her first two attempts at freezing her eggs failed.
The Love Island star, 28, who has never had a boyfriend, revealed earlier this month that she has had her eggs frozen after doctors warned her she was heading towards an ‘early menopause’.
And speaking in a new interview, Amy discussed her fertility journey and admitted that one of the key factors in her decision was because she didn’t want to ‘miss out’ on having children when the ‘right person’ does eventually come along.
Fertility journey: Amy Hart has revealed that she was initially sent into a ‘panic’ when her first two attempts at freezing her eggs failed (pictured in February)
The former air hostess was left devastated after previously spending £5,000 on two rounds of unsuccessful egg-freezing, with Amy left wondering if she should attempt IVF should her third attempt fail.
Speaking to The Sun after her third attempt luckily proved a success, Amy discussed her desire to be a mum as she said: ‘I have always wanted kids and can’t see myself ever not having them. That is why I wanted to freeze my eggs now, while they are still young and healthy.
‘When my first two attempts failed, it sent me into a panic about whether to do IVF and have a baby immediately, because the freezing was not working. I felt uncertain about what was going to happen if I went for the third round and it didn’t work.’
Meanwhile, the single star discussed her future and noted that although she’s in ‘no rush’ for a romance, her frozen eggs means that she’ll have have the option of starting a family when Mr Right does eventually come along.
She explained: ‘I would love to meet someone but I am in no rush. I have never had a relationship and there is no boy currently on the horizon. But if and when I do meet someone, I would never want to be in the position where I missed out on having children because I didn’t meet the right person in time.’
Taking action: The Love Island star, 28, who has never had a boyfriend, revealed earlier this month that she has had her eggs frozen after doctors warned her she was heading towards an ‘early menopause’
Amy was famously left heartbroken when she was dumped by ‘half boyfriend’ Curtis Pritchard on the 2019 series of Love Island, with the dancer going on to romance Maura Higgins.
She also attempted to find love on Celebs Go Dating, but sadly Amy’s hunt for ‘the one’ continues.
Discussing her love life, the stunner admitted she’s ‘always been single’ and so doesn’t ‘know any different’, but added she sees the positive in this as she has a ‘nice life’ surrounded by loved ones and is free to do what she wants at any time.
Decision: Speaking in a new interview, Amy discussed her fertility journey and admitted that one of the key factors in her decision was because she didn’t want to ‘miss out’ on having children when the ‘right person’ does eventually come along
And while she’s fine with being single for now, her desire for children is always at the forefront of her mind as she went on to says she ‘so maternal’ and has long dreamt of having kids, insisting that she didn’t want her low egg count to ‘get in the way’ of her dream.
Going through her gruelling treatment, Amy ensured she kept her fitness levels up in the month before and ditched alcohol and fizzy drinks.
She also had two weeks of hormone injections to stimulate the ovaries in a bid to produce multiple eggs, with Amy admitting that though her third attempt was successful, she didn’t realise the process would be so hard and noted it was ‘a lot to go through.’
Despite suffering side effects such as headaches and nausea, Amy insisted it was ‘all worth it’ after doctors managed to collect five eggs which were big enough to freeze immediately.
The TV personality then went on to add that she feels it is now her ‘responsibility’ to educate people and dispel the stigma of fertility treatment using the platform she has.
Earlier this month, Amy emotionally revealed on Loose Women that she has had her eggs frozen and that was she relieved over the successful results following two previous failed rounds.
The star also shared a throwback video of where she was heavily sedated in hospital amid her journey as she likened it to an ‘all-day bender’.
Worry: ‘When my first two attempts failed, it sent me into a panic about whether to do IVF and have a baby immediately, because the freezing was not working’
Wearing a patient gown and a pulse oximeter on her finger in the clip, the drowsy reality star said: ‘I feel like I’ve been out on an all-day bender at Drag Queen Sundays and I’m at the end of the night where you can’t really see.’
Amy previously shared that she was relieved over the successful results after she was warned by doctors she was heading towards an ‘early menopause’ following a fertility MOT last year.
The reality star revealed that she has got five eggs in the freezer for 10 years and a potential further four, likening the process to a ‘little insurance policy’.
Future plan: ‘If and when I do meet someone, I would never want to be in the position where I missed out on having children because I didn’t meet the right person in time’
Woes: Amy was famously left heartbroken when she was dumped by ‘half boyfriend’ Curtis Pritchard on the 2019 series of Love Island, with the dancer going on to romance Maura Higgins (pictured in the villa in 2019)
Talking about her relief over freezing her eggs, after ‘quite a lot of uncertainty’ and two previous failed rounds, Amy emotionally admitted on Loose Women: ‘It’s not hanging over me anymore. I just think that’s done now, they’re in the freezer.’
Amy, who first revealed she was planning on freezing her eggs in 2019, explained to the panellists over the process: ‘I’ve got five [eggs] in the freezer and then they managed to grab four more, which were a little on the small side.
‘But if they progress in the next few days, then they’ll be able to put those in the freezer as well.’
Amy also admitted that she was getting a ‘bit emotional’ as the ITV studio played back a montage of her process, she said: ‘I haven’t watched it back, and I feel a bit emotional watching it, and watching it all cut together, it’s weird.’
Freezing allows women to store their eggs at a young age so they can be used in IVF when they want a family.
Tough: She also had two weeks of hormone injections to stimulate the ovaries in a bid to produce multiple eggs, with Amy admitting that though her third attempt was successful, she didn’t realise the process would be so hard and noted it was ‘a lot to go through’
This gives them a greater chance of conceiving as the quality of the eggs they produce as they get older deteriorates.
The reality star emotionally added: ‘I am [relieved]. I’ve had quite a lot of uncertainty whilst I was doing this round. I’ve had two failed rounds.
‘People kept saying, “What are you going to do if this one doesn’t work?” I was like, “I don’t know.” Now it has worked, I’m like, and breathe!’
Talking about her decision to freeze her eggs, Amy revealed that she was warned by doctors that she was heading towards an ‘early menopause’ following a fertility MOT.
‘Insurance policy’: Amy revealed earlier this month that she has definitely got five eggs in the freezer for ten years and a potential further four, likening the process to a ‘little insurance policy’
Early menopause, also known as premature ovarian failure, is a loss of the normal function of the ovaries before a woman turns 40. It affects around one in 1,000 women aged 15-to-29 and one in 100 aged 30-to-39.
Amy said: ‘My mum and my nan and my auntie, all had their children by the time they were 25 and all went through the menopause in their early 40s, so 41, 42.
‘I went for a fertility MOT and all the results showed that I’m heading for that same sort of timeline. My eggs now are a better quality than they will be in a year, two years, three years.
‘I would have loved to have frozen earlier, unfortunately the legislation at the moment is they can only be frozen for 10 years.
‘So you’ve got to get it right in that you get the better quality eggs to freeze, but then you don’t sell yourself short for how long you can use them for.’
Candid: The star also shared a throwback video of where she was heavily sedated in hospital amid her journey as she likened it to an ‘all-day bender’