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From ten to 55 years, what does the extension in the storage time on frozen eggs mean?
by Dr Kylie Baldwin
After several years of campaigning to #extendthelimit on the storage period of eggs frozen for social reasons, I like many welcomed the recent government announcement to change the maximum storage time from ten years to a maximum of 55 years...
FILM: Egg Freezing – Stopping the Clock
by BioNews
As the UK Government announces its intention to extend gamete and embryo storage limits, watch this short film about the campaign that led to this announcement – the #ExtendTheLimit campaign, led by the Progress Educational Trust...