With the news that Singapore will soon provide women access to elective egg freezing, we go through the entire process of this procedure in this week’s episode. Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, involves consultation, precise medications for egg production and maturation to facilitate successful egg retrieval and vitrification. Listen on to learn about the finer details of each step and other factors that should be considered during egg freezing and beyond.

TLDR: Social or elective egg freezing provides the option of preserving women’s fertility should they choose to conceive later in life

Links:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/egg-freezing-unmarried-women-fertility-career-prepared-motherhood-2621591

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61076349

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/sperm-banking

https://extendfertility.com/egg-embryo-freezing-ivf-fertility-medication/

https://www.pacificfertilitycenter.com/egg-freezing/vitrification

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