Fertility clinics gear up for greater demand as elective egg freezing to be allowed by July 1

The prices for egg freezing at some private centres, as well as KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and NUH range from $8,000 to $15,000 per cycle. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - To avoid putting pressure on herself to find Mr Right and have children quickly, a 32-year-old doctor has decided she will freeze her eggs here as soon as she can.

The doctor, who wished to be known only as Dr Ong, is aware of the odds stacked against her and the intrusive nature of the process, but believes it is worth going to such lengths.

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