Egyptian Facebook user Reem Mehanna took to the social media platform to publish a public video, sharing her experience with oocyte cryopreservation or egg-freezing. In the video, Mehanna remarks that when she first decided to go through with the procedure, her OB-GYN told her that he believed she was the first woman in Egypt to opt for egg-freezing. The Facebook video, posted 3 weeks ago, has since gone viral, drawing both criticism and praise from users in Egypt. Mehanna went on to detail how she underwent the procedure a few years ago, explaining that it entailed making several incisions along her abdomen to extract her eggs (oocytes), before reassuring viewers that they normally last from 20 to 30 years in their cryogenic state. She also offered an explanation as to why she decided to go through with the procedure, saying: “I froze my eggs because I have always wanted to get married after the age of 30, so my career will have taken off, but I can’t guarantee when I will fall in love with someone who is right for me. I could meet him when I’m 32 or 37,…
‘First’ Egyptian Woman to Freeze Her Eggs Gets Green Light from Dar al-Iftaa
September 4, 2019
