‘What am I going to do with those eggs’: patients’ experience of, and attitudes towards, surplus frozen eggs
Several factors were reported to influence patient decision-making about their frozen eggs, with some perceived by patients as limiting their reproductive autonomy. It is incumbent on services that provide egg freezing to remedy the collateral problem: that, contrary to what they expect, many people will end up with surplus eggs, which can become an emotional burden, a source of moral distress and present substantial logistical issues.
Authors
- Luk J. F. Rombauts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-2792)
- Giuliana Fuscaldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-4435)
- Molly Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-0843)
- Deirdre Zander‐Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8488-6635)
- Catherine Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-418X)
- Sarah Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-3865)
Institutions
- Discovery Institute (US)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash IVF (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive BioMedicine Online
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.104897
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08