Are fertility clinics honest about egg freezing? - HeyReprotech article

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Open read article on study of egg freezing and the clinics who offer this.

"While this is the first study to look at online marketing of egg freezing in the UK, it is not the first study anywhere to do so. A 2014 studyy of US clinics warned that inadequate information might "encourage women to falsely believe they can indefinitely delay childbearing..." Another US study, in 20177, concluded that websites advertised egg freezing "persuasively, not informatively, emphasizing indirect benefits while minimizing risks and the low chance of successfully bringing a child to term"

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"Twelve of the 15 clinics scored two or fewer points — three of them got no points at all. The highest score was just six points out of 10, and only one clinic got that. The researchers admit they were "taken aback" by how poorly clinics scored."

www.heyreprotech.com/p/are-clinic-websites-honest-about

I'm very concerned how the health risks to egg stimulation are so grossly understudied.

I've long been sceptical of the success rates claimed by fertility clinics. Friends who have experienced infertility have mentioned being sold hope and some of the percentages spouted sounded like bait.

I'm reading through the study from the article but just this alone tells me I wasn't wrong.

"They noted a general absence of data regarding egg freezing success rates. And at times, there were unsubstantiated claims: one clinic, for instance, said (without any references) that a cycle would have a 60 to 80 percent chance of a live birth. The researchers point out this was considerably higher than the 18 percent cited by the HFEA."

There is something very sinister about lying to women/couples who are already vulnerable due to their infertility. It's all about the money isn't it?