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fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Some women are willing to go the distance to preserve fertility and make it more affordable.
After the age of 30, a woman s fertility decreases every year, leading some women to turn to fertility preservation treatments, such as egg freezing, so they can delay starting a family while ensuring their chances of having one.
Egg freezing for fertility preservation is a process that has been around since the late 1990s, according to the National Institute of Health. The technique, which includes retrieving and subsequently freezing a woman s viable eggs, was first used for young women with cancer who are at risk of infertility as a result of their treatment.
Now, it s being offered to all women who are typically 38 and younger "who want to preserve the option of having healthy, genetically related children at a later date," according to the National Institutes of Health.
However, egg freezing comes at a cost.
In the U.S. broadly, among the
Companies like Cofertility and clinics like Oma Fertility offer a freeze and share option. For National Infertility Awareness Week 2023, WH explores the ethics.