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Plaid Cymru & culture of harassment, Egg freezing, Taylor Swift, Lisa Selby & Blue Bag Life, Wrexham and DJ Katie Owen

Woman's Hour

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The Cost of Freezing Your Eggs

Many women who are faced with cancer or chemotherapy, where the fertility is at risk, can then freeze their eggs for later on if their fertility is lost. It's about taking control of your fertility. But how accessible is it for ordinary women and how realistic was it for you? So I'm flying over to the UK to do this procedure. And so I'm a single woman. In some countries like Dubai and even in European countries, there are specific laws around single women being able to access those eggs. The starting cost at my clinic is £4,300. But the HFVA put it as a starting cost for £3,350 with the whole process than being about £8,

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