The congresswoman’s office neither confirmed nor denied their relationship status. AOC reinventing herself? The news comes after Ocasio-Cortez, 36, released a series of online posts about freezing her eggs “to feel more in control of her life.” The process, called oocyte preservation, is often used to extend a woman’s childbearing years, experts say. But that could be the latest step in what some say is her attempt to rehabilitate her image from a member of “the Squad” — an informal title for the far-left, insurgent wing of the Democrats famous for strident social media rhetoric and guerilla-style challenges against the party establishment.