In recent years, more working women in India are turning to egg freezing, also known as oocyte preservation, to balance career goals and personal life plans. This trend reflects a shift where women are proactively planning their futures with the help of advanced
reproductive technology
.
Egg freezing allows women to preserve their eggs at a younger age, maintaining higher quality for future pregnancies.
"This option is particularly appealing to women who want to
delay motherhood
to focus on careers, further education, or finding the right partner. Reports show a 25% annual increase in women opting for egg freezing over the past five years," said Dr Jyoti Bali, medical director at Babysoon Fertility & IVF Centre, a unit of Bali nursing home.
"The procedure involves hormone injections for 10-12 days to stimulate the ovaries, followed by egg retrieval through a minor surgical procedure. The eggs are then frozen using vitrification, which preserves their quality. These eggs can be stored for years and later used for in vitro fertilization (IVF)," Dr Jyoti Bali explained.
She added that advancements in technology have improved the success rates of egg freezing, with a 90-95% survival rate of eggs post-thawing and a 50-60% success rate per embryo transfer in achieving pregnancy.
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