TOKYOOctober 2 (News On Japan) – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held its first seminar to promote the understanding of egg freezing, a process in which eggs are cryopreserved for future pregnancies.
Professor Yukiko Katagiri, Toho University School of Medicine: “I think egg freezing is about choosing the life events of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood.”
Since last September, Tokyo has been offering financial assistance 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, with a basic lecture on egg freezing by experts, as well as a panel discussion with women who have undergone egg freezing and former tennis player Ai Sugiyama, who has experience with infertility treatments.
The lecture also discussed the disadvantages of egg freezing, such as the fact that it does not guarantee a future pregnancy.
