According to the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, freezing eggs is the fastest-growing fertility procedure in the UK, and Natalie has joined the growing number of women who pay thousands of pounds to postpone getting pregnant.
According to their data, 4,657 women froze their eggs in 2022, an 81% rise from 2,571 three years prior.
Unless you’re undergoing a fertility-affecting treatment, like chemotherapy or gender reassignment, the process, which entails harvesting a woman’s eggs, freezing them, and then thawing them later so they may be utilized in fertility treatment, is typically not covered by the NHS.
Because the NHS offers few options, women are having children later in life, and the likelihood of conceiving naturally declines with age, more people are turning to private
