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Family Matters podcast: The surge of women freezing their eggs

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Why more women are freezing their eggs
WATCH ABOVE: Every year, more and more women delay having children. Kim Smith looks into why there's been a huge jump in the number of women freezing their eggs – Jan 29, 2019
   
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More and more Canadian women are freezing their eggs for the future. The Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine (PCRM), with a clinic in Vancouver and Edmonton, reported a 180 per cent increase from 2017 to 2018.

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What are the costs of egg freezing and what can you expect? In this episode, we throw our questions at the centre’s co-director Dr. Caitlin Dunne.

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Plus, we chat with Meagan Beaton about her decision to freeze her eggs. She documented her journey on a blog perfectly titled MegsEggs.org.

READ MORE: Canadian fertility clinic reports 180% increase in elective egg freezing

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