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It’s the fastest growing dimension of the multi-billion dollar fertility industry. Women in the 20s, 30s and 40s choosing to freeze their eggs while they wait for the perfect partner or navigate the ideal career path.
In Australia currently at least one woman a week is undergoing the procedure and the number is expected to rise dramatically based on figures from the US.
The startling reality is that most women are turning to egg freezing while they wait for a suitable partner.
"The statistic here in Australia and in America show that women have delayed motherhood because they haven’t found Mr Right."
"They are waking up at 36, 37 and saying 'Oh my god, I forgot to have a baby'."
But critics argue promoters of egg freezing aren’t giving women the full picture and some are fiercely opposed to programs being offered by some of the world’s biggest companies to encourage and support their female employees to undertake egg freezing.
For many women it’s a race against time. Once a female is born she has about 1 million eggs and...