Women Sometimes Feel Regret After Electing to Freeze Their Eggs
Most women feel empowered by elective procedures that enable them to bank eggs in case they can’t conceive naturally later in life, but one in six become regretful.
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Give to UCSFMost women feel empowered by elective procedures that enable them to bank eggs in case they can’t conceive naturally later in life, but one in six become regretful.
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