{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651bb73977e8a900113ee897/65666afbf7e6aa001291f913?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pressing pause on babies. Is egg freezing the answer?","description":"<p>Have you ever thought about egg freezing?</p><p><br></p><p>Almost half of Gen Z say they’re worried about their future fertility, in a report from fertility benefits company Apryl.&nbsp;Egg freezing is the fastest growing fertility treatment in the UK. For many people, freezing your eggs feels like a bit of an insurance policy, and could let you have children in the future. But is it always that simple?&nbsp; I’m Mary, and in this episode, I explore why young people are more aware of their fertility, and how freezing your eggs actually works. Love Island’s India Reyonolds shares her fertility journey. And I speak to her cousin Isla, a fertility midwife, who tells me how the process works. Plus, insight from Dr Catherine Hill, from Fertility Network UK.</p><p><br></p><p>Get involved with the conversation. I’m on WhatsApp on: +447723735241</p><p><br></p><p>Noted is an original podcast production from The News Movement and Persephonica.</p><p><br></p><p>Resources:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Fertility information from&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/infertility/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the NHS&nbsp;</a>and from&nbsp;<a href=\"https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/learn-about-fertility/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fertility Network UK</a></p>","author_name":"The News Movement & Persephonica"}