SINGAPORE — The age limit for women looking to undergo elective egg freezing and for those donating eggs for use by other women will be raised from 35 to 37 years old, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (May 15).
The tweak to the policy allowing women to choose elective egg freezing is in line with the latest research showing successful rates of egg freezing for women up to 37 years of age, MOH added in a press release.
MOH said that the shift in policy"came after careful consideration, recognising that there may be women who desire to preserve their fertility, because of personal circumstances". The move to allow women to choose to undergo elective egg freezing comes after the White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development in 2022 which set the age limit at 35 years. This age limit was tied to the prevailing age limit for egg donors.
At a doorstop interview on Monday, Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling, when asked whether the age review would help increase the total fertility rate, said: “Having children is a very personal decision. Ms Sun also reiterated that while single women above the age of 21 can undergo elective egg freezing, a woman can use her frozen eggs only if she is legally married, and has her husband's consent.“When it comes to conceiving a child, the Government encourages parenthood within marriage," she said.
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