There is no scientific reason for the 10-year limit on storage of frozen eggs, which is forcing some women to destroy them before they are ready to become parents, say fertility experts.
Under UK law, only eggs stored for medical reasons and premature
There is no scientific reason for the 10-year limit on storage of frozen eggs, which is forcing some women to destroy them before they are ready to become parents, say fertility experts.
Under UK law, only eggs stored for medical reasons and premature infertility can be kept for longer.
The regulator says any change would be a matter for parliament.
But it admitted the time “might be right to look at a more appropriate storage limit”.
Freezing eggs – for medical and social reasons – is growing in popularity, but the numbers are still small.
‘The time limit left me with a real conundrum’
Sharon Jones, 35, says the 10-year storage limit was an added pressure when she decided to freeze her eggs over a year ago.
“There’s really no need for it,” she says.
“The longer you wait, the longer you give yourself to meet someone.
“But the earlier you do it, the more likely the eggs are to be viable.”
Sharon, an HR manager, said