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Storage limit for frozen eggs set to be increased

Ice Fertility welcomes today’s announcement that the storage limit for frozen eggs, sperm and embryos is set to be increased. The government plans to increase the storage limit of frozen eggs from 10 years to 55 years will give women more options and choice when it...

Ice Fertility supports International Women’s Day

Alexandra Daly, co-founder of Ice Fertility Ltd writes about how egg freezing allows women to challenge the limits placed on them by the reduction of fertility with age: “We established Ice Fertility to provide an easily accessible platform that would allow women the...

Is egg freezing a scam?

Fearing for their fertility, more and more women are undergoing the expensive, invasive procedure BY ZOE STRIMPEL https://unherd.com/2020/07/is-egg-freezing-a-scam/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups%5b0%5d=18743&tl_period_type=3

Jane’s Story

I froze my eggs at the age of 34 after researching and thinking about freezing them for a good six months. I had reasons to freeze my eggs as I had been divorced for 2 years then and had not met anyone who I’d thought I’d like to have a family with. The fear of not...

HFEA extends storage limit for eggs

Ice Fertility welcomes the news that eggs may now be frozen for up to 12 years after the Department of Health and Social Care announced that the limit on storage is to be extended by 2 years in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic.   This news comes shortly after...