Women in their 40s freeze their eggs for a reason (and it’s not stupidity) | Zeynep Gurtin
In my research into single women’s fertility options, I’ve found this is often a clear-eyed, pragmatic decision
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) says women should freeze their eggs before they are 35. But is this sound advice?
The first official report on egg freezing in the UK shows that there has been a staggering increase – 460% – in women freezing their eggs since 2010. It also highlights that despite this big increase, egg-freezing cycles still remain a tiny 1.5% of fertility treatments carried out in the UK.
that egg freezing is predominantly offered by private clinics, and is an expanding commercial practice. Only 19% of egg-freezing cycles in 2016
