“It is now a tried and true option for many women,” Dr Copperman says of the procedure which costs up to $10,000 with an additional $500 on yearly storage costs.
It’s so popular that it’s becoming a present in some families. Copperman says he has had older female patients who, as a gift, pay for egg-freezing for their young, ambitious daughters.
Copperman approves of giving more options to young women, even if he admits that he wouldn’t recommend delaying child-bearing. “Eggs never get better over time,” he explains.
The move by Apple and Facebook may explain a trend that is already in motion among young female executives. He describes the increase as career-focused women in their 30s “creating options” for child-bearing. Women don’t want to let their careers or not meeting the right partner affect plans for their ideal families.