Social Egg Freezing Should Be Available Up To the Age of 40 Years

The last decade has seen a significant increase in the number of egg freezing cycles performed across the world. Often described as a fertility preservation or fertility extension technology, social egg freezing (henceforth SEF) has the potential to allow women to defer childbearing to later in their reproductive lives which can benefit users in a multitude of different ways (Baldwin, 2019). However, there are several reasons we should think twice before recommending such an elective procedure to otherwise healthy women.