Warning Issued Over Human Egg Freezing

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer, Medicine & Health / Other

(AP) -- Don't count on freezing eggs to offset a ticking biological clock just yet. So say new guidelines for fertility specialists that conclude the procedure remains highly experimental even though it is increasingly offered.

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Posted by meljoules 11/16/07 11:26

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I am a big advocate of women being correctly informed on issues concerning their reproductive health and I can appreciate ASRM%u2019s caution, but egg-freezing has been the standard of care in Italy since 2004! After doing extensive research about egg freezing, I have found that there have been over 500 babies born worldwide and of the ones that were followed-up, no increase in birth defects were seen.
As a culture I think that we should look at egg freezing as a great advance in reproductive choice.
I have found a company called Extend Fertility, who offer elective egg freezing and their website (www.extendfertility.com) is really full of information!