TOKYO, Oct 02 (News On Japan) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held its first seminar to promote understanding of egg freezing, a process where eggs are cryopreserved for future pregnancy.
Professor Yukiko Katagiri, Toho University School of Medicine: "I think egg freezing is about choosing when to have the life events of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting."
Since last September, Tokyo has been offering financial support of up to 300,000 yen per person to women aged 18 to 39 living in the city to cover the costs of egg freezing.
On the 30th, Tokyo held its first seminar, featuring a basic lecture on egg freezing by experts, as well as a panel discussion that included women who have undergone egg freezing and former tennis player Ai Sugiyama, who has experience with infertility treatment.
The lecture also covered the downsides of egg freezing, such as the fact that it does not guarantee future pregnancy.
