Efforts to encourage childbearing clash with concerns over medical risks and social impact
In South Korea, the increasing trend among unmarried women to freeze their eggs serves as yet another signal that reflects deeper concerns about declining birth rates and the pressures of modern life.
Lim Yoo-ra chose to freeze her eggs when she was 36. Without a romantic partner at the time, she saw egg freezing as a proactive measure to preserve her genetic lineage amid life’s uncertainties.
In South Korea, the increasing trend among unmarried women to freeze their eggs serves as yet another signal that reflects deeper concerns about declining birth rates and the pressures of modern life.
Lim Yoo-ra chose to freeze her eggs when she was 36. Without a romantic partner at the time, she saw egg freezing as a proactive measure to preserve her genetic lineage amid life’s uncertainties.
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