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Ben Cordle
London Women’s Clinic
What are the benefits of egg freezing?
Ben Cordle lists some of the benefits of egg freezing, including preserving your eggs at the same biological age as when they were frozen.
Transcript
So the main benefits of egg freezing are that you preserve your eggs at the same biological age as they were when they were frozen. This can be very important for many medical reasons. For example, if you're going through cancer treatments, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, it can preserve your fertility until that process is over. Or, for many lifestyle reasons, you might just not be ready to become a mother yet and egg freezing is a great way for you waiting until the time is right. We find that many women who have gone through the egg freezing procedure report a great sense of relief like a weight has been lifted. And this feeling of fertility anxiety can be greatly reduced through egg freezing. It's kind of like an insurance policy. So whatever your situation, egg freezing can be a very empowering process, helping you to take control of your fertility.