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During the pandemic, egg freezing has entered public consciousness like never before – for many, it has become the dominant topic of conversation, and the subject of numerous newspaper articles and podcasts. In 2020, the number of women in Britain undertaking or considering the procedure soared; at some clinics, enquiries jumped 50 per cent year on year. It’s not hard to understand why. For the past year, Covid-19 has made dating nigh on impossible – and sometimes even illegal. With opportunities for single women to meet future partners greatly diminished, more and more childless women in their late thirties – the average age to freeze eggs is about 38 – are seeking to preserve their fertility while their lives have been put on hold.
What if, for the right price, there were a relatively straightforward fertility hack for the organised and ambitious? What if it weren’t about a last roll of the dice, but a smart way to manage the years ahead? Welcome to the world of social egg freezing.
Read more in this excellent story via Vogue.
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