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September07009_Small.JPG New developments in egg-freezing techniques apparently mean all women will have the opportunity to delay having children until a time that suits them, according to a story in The Scotsman earlier this month. A breakthrough in freezing technology, which eliminates the risk in damaging the egg after thawing, paves the way to offer the treatment to all women. Up until now only women facing cancer treatment have been offered it. Two fertility clinics in England are now planning to offer it to women who want to delay motherhood, usually because they are without a partner or because they are pursuing a career.

The Scotsman quotes a Professor Gedis Grudzinkas, medical director of the Bridge Fertility Centre, saying: "The contraceptive pill gave women more choice about when they started their families. Egg freezing now gives women the chance to delay having children until the time that is right for them."

Wonder how many women will take Professor Grudzinkas up on this new service. I would have thought about it, seriously thought about it, if I hadn't met my husband when I did, aged 35, and been lucky enough to have the Bean (pictured). Don't know if I'd ever have had the nerve to go through with it, though.

Posted 13 September 2007 21:30

Older mother

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DJ Kirkby said:

I am lucky enough to never have had to consider this. I don't think the procedure is particularly pleasant and it carries an element of risk to the woman too.

Posted 14 September 2007 08:14

DJ Kirkby said:

P.s. If a woman has a good 'harvest' of eggs, then has children from them, these children are referred to as 'time warp' siblings. The eggs were the same age even if the siblings are born many years apart!

Posted 14 September 2007 08:16

Omega Mum said:

I think having a 'Grudzinkas' baby would be worth a go - if only for the pedigree. Have a lovely, lovely break. Will miss you. PS Words are 'Grattan' and 'agony.' Is it the catalogue, d'you think?

Posted 14 September 2007 21:41

Mother at Large said:

DJ, and here I thought the time warp was some sort of dance.



Omega Mum, thanks. Va-vay found the captcha in a project to verify words from old books. The first one (Grattan in this case) is a word they're unsure about. The second one's the control they've already checked. There seems an uncanny prescience to their choices. But on a boringly mundane note, are you sure you've clicked the remember me button? This was designed for would-be spammers, not friendly regulars like yourself, and you shouldn't be seeing that screen.

Posted 16 September 2007 22:04

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