The 21st century career oriented woman want to have control over everything. It’s even more so in the western countries where women choose to delay having babies for varying reasons. One of the methods to help them do so is ‘Egg Freezing’. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the procedure of freezing eggs is uncertain. It insists on giving counseling to women who opt for this procedure. The opinion differs among clinical experts and critics. It’s not wrong to say that most women would like to opt for this as if this is a safety locker, which can be opened, and things retrieved at any given time; at the same time it’s a boon for the to-be-mothers who want to postpone having a family for purely health reasons, say for example a women undertaking cancer treatment might be afraid that her baby would be affected. The truth is the success rate for healthy live birth rate is only 2 in a hundred. There might be difference in opinion on the success rate but as long as women do not want to rely on this option as a very secure method, this can be taken as an option for delaying having children. Image source: Extendfertility Source: BBC