Victoria Coren Mitchell this week revealed she gave birth to her daughter at 51. But fertility specialists fear such success stories could convince women to believe they can naturally conceive later in life.
The most common age to freeze eggs in the UK currently stands at 38, yet women in their twenties are increasingly urging others of the same age to opt into the procedure.
EXCLUSIVE: Under current official guidelines in the UK, women under the age of 40 struggling to have a child should get three cycles of the fertility treatment on the NHS.
Fertility expert Kayleigh Hartigan says many starting the fertility journey after 40 are unaware of the health, financial and emotional burden of having such treatments.