Caution urged over egg freezing

Leading obstetricians have urged caution over so-called social egg freezing.

Women can chose to freeze their eggs for a number of reasons including putting off childbearing until later in life.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said: “The majority of women are taking measures to preserve their fertility too late, as a ‘last-ditch’ effort. Egg freezing is encouraging women to have children at an advanced maternal age, which carries with it increased risk of medical complications.”