During the epidemic, frozen eggs surge, single women: frozen eggs make me feel at ease, don’t want to get pregnant in a hurry

【Source: Nine Pai News】

Under the impact of the epidemic, the global economy has declined. Some women's timetable for forming a family was disrupted, and some couples decided to delay their fertility due to economic pressure. At the same time, the business volume of many egg -closing procedures for maternity diagnosis has increased significantly. According to the data of authoritative journals, the US egg retrieval increased by 39%compared to the epidemic, and the number of consultations in Britain in 2020 increased by 50%over the previous year.

Estalular mother cells are frozen (usually called egg frozen) in the 1980s. It was originally aimed at helping women with severe diseases and damaged fertility to increase fertility opportunities.

This series of procedures includes collecting women's eggs and frozen them, which is thawed for fertility when needed. In recent years, the preservation of eggs has changed from medical necessities to personal choices. Women can now choose to freeze eggs to improve their opportunities to give birth to children in the future.

Single women choose frozen eggs: I don’t want to get pregnant in a hurry, frozen eggs make me feel at ease

In the summer of 2020, 35 -year -old Sarah Cygel broke up with her boyfriend, and he suffered a blow to the epidemic when he broke his heart. At the same time, she was also worried about whether the end of this relationship meant that she lost the opportunity to become a mother.

She said: "It's still the peak of the epidemic, I know it is difficult to meet new friends. Even if I really meet someone, I don't want to get pregnant because of age."

Then, Siegel followed a woman to record her frozen eggs. Segel seemed to reveal the mysterious veil of the egg freezing process. "I think this is a way to fight for time and formulate a reserve plan," she said.

In less than a month, Siegel started her first frozen egg. In December 2020, she conducted a second frozen egg to improve the opportunity to retrieve the live eggs. Although she has not performed fertilization and implantation, Cegel feels more relaxed by her fertility: "I'm at ease."

One month before the epidemic, Laura Polo, from Texas, decided to divorce. The 37 -year -old Poem lived alone for the first time, and had time to re -consider his single life.

"I have a lot of time to think about what is important in my life," Pomer said, her parents subsidized the cost of this process. "I think about how to live and how to get the future I want. At that time, I was sure that I wanted a child. It was best to biological, and I would freeze my egg."

The "privilege" of the high -income class, the frozen eggs are not cheap

Studies in 2021 show that frozen eggs are usually single white people. They are between 36 and 40 years old and have high education and have their own careers.

"Unfortunately, frozen eggs are not cheap." Said Elizabeth Kim in Los Angeles, she had helped women over infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy.

In the United Kingdom, the average cost of the freezing process of self -funded eggs is 7,000 to 8,000 pounds (about RMB 57185 to 65354). In the United States, it is 10,000 to 20,000 US dollars (about RMB 64656 to 135646). Usually, only high -paying classes can afford it.

Many startups and technology companies provide freezing egg services as benefits to attract young people to work harder and not be distracted by building families, which means that most frozen eggs usually belong to high -income class.

But Jin said that the people who explored the frozen eggs had expanded. With the increasingly serious crisis of life costs and people's concerns about employment and epidemic, people are postponing pregnancy. She also noticed that more and more women in their early ages of 30 to 40 were seeking eggs frozen. In the past few years, the number of blacks and Latin women has increased.

In the UK, the average age of the first mother has been increasing since the 1970s, and the current record of 30.7 years has reached a record of 30.7 years.

Several reasons for the surge in frozen eggs during the epidemic

A study data from the Poye Research Center in April shows that three -quarters of Americans are more difficult than ever, and many people are more worried about looking for partners.

Under the remote work, women's time arrangement is more free, which means that women can make an appointment for egg retrieval multiple times.

What's more fundamentally, the epidemic has prompted many people to fall into reflection, and people consider life choices. Such as "What is my life value? Is my work meaningful? Is my partner really suitable for me?" These introspection may cause people to postpone fertility.

Kim said, "People have a lot of time to think about their future. Single women realize that if they do not meet their partners, frozen eggs are a good opportunity to" fight for time ". Husbands and wives have been frozen embryos, the purpose is to be more stable in the world to be more stable in the world Or raise children when the economic situation is better. "

More severe reality: wrong security, that is, women with frozen eggs will get healthy embryos

The popularity of eggs is obviously beneficial, but frozen eggs must consider the complexity of this process.

Cegel describes her frozen egg experience. A few weeks before the operation, she was under great pressure when she injected mixed drugs. During this period, she could not exercise, and her physical and mental health was affected.

Pomer said that she struggled in hormone injection a month and recalled how "hurting her brain" for the last injection. "A few days later, I went to get eggs. The process was smooth, but I felt uncomfortable a few days later. Hormon did affect me."

More importantly, there is no guarantee for this process. Some experts are worried that the opportunity for frozen eggs to be pregnant will be exaggerated by some clinics, and warning women should not regard frozen eggs as a foolproof insurance policy.

For example, according to data from the British government agency in 2016, 15%of the frozen frozen eggs can be fertilized and implanted. Among them, 13%can succeed in pregnancy, and 22 pregnant eggs are pregnant in 1204 thawed eggs.

The age of frozen eggs is a factor of success: when five eggs are frozen, 18%of women under 35 years old have a chance to have children, but if women are more than 35 years old, this number will drop to 7%.

In order to increase opportunities, clinicians usually recommend to freeze eggs in multiple cycles. Women under 35 are as high as 15, as low as 6 women over 42 years old. However, this will increase costs and make many people discourage.

Therefore, the high cost of frozen eggs and a relatively low success rate means that some women may pay a lot of fees for the so -called guarantee, and this guarantee will only slightly increase their opportunity to become mothers.

Some people are worried that some clinics may use women who are worried about fertility without fully explaining the chance of successful pregnancy after frozen eggs.

"They have a wrong sense of security, that is, women with frozen eggs will get a healthy embryo." Jin said.

Women can get more sense of freedom, "I can enjoy the current life"

However, according to the current trend, even if the epidemic fades, people's interest in frozen eggs is still high. In the long run, this may change some people's fertility methods.

"The fertility plan is part of our life plan." Maslo said, "When, how many children, and who have children with a child, have a significant impact on our adult's life -where do you live, where you work, how to work, how to work Spend money and save money, and physical and mental health. "

Maslo said that we may see more mothers in their 30s and 40s. Kim added that some women will experience more and more freedom in their work and how to plan the future, because they feel that they can control fertility.

However, this may be largely limited to the middle and upper class individuals, and they are more likely to afford the cost of surgery. Of course, another thing to note is that not everyone who chooses frozen eggs will succeed.

Pomer said that she can focus on her work now, and once stable, she has a child. "I can flexibly choose the place where I live, enjoy the current life, rather than trying to control a certain result."

Jiupai News Intern reporter Liu Yating

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