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Mr Efstathios Theodorou
Independent Doctor's Federation
Why has the popularity of egg freezing increased?
Mr Efstathios Theodorou explains that they have seen a big boost in the popularity of egg freezing, with up to 1,500 women freezing their eggs for future use each year.
Transcript
We have seen a dramatic increase of women freezing eggs over the last 15 years. Since summer 2000, that has been licensed in UK. The first year we had only probably around 30 women, but in years 2013 and 2014 we have seen approximately 1,500 women freezing eggs for future use.