More Singaporean women freezing their eggs overseas
18-Sep-16, The Straits Times
A small but growing number of single Singaporean women are heading to Malaysia, Thailand and Australia to preserve their fertility, in the hope of having children when they finally marry Mr Right.
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These women - professionals in their mid-30s to early 40s - are getting their eggs frozen abroad as the procedure is not allowed here, except on medical grounds. Only women with medical needs, such as cancer patients who have to undergo chemotherapy that will adversely affect their fertility, are allowed to freeze their eggs.
Fertility centres in the region such as the KL Fertility Centre and Sunfert International Fertility Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Safe Fertility Centre in Bangkok and Virtus Health in Australia say they are seeing more Singaporean women.