In October, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine lifted the “experimental” label from egg freezing, meaning that what’s been a niche practice of older, childless women — freezing their eggs for conception down the road — is pretty much guaranteed to pick up steam. And improved egg-freezing techniques are relevant to women going through routine IVF (it means they don’t have to create embryos and then worry about what to do with those embryos in the long term) and provide another option for women who can’t do IVF because they lack healthy eggs of their own. It’s also good news for cancer patients, who now have another way to preserve their fertility — and for Eggsurance, a newly launched website that encourages single gals to freeze their eggs.
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