Priyanka Chopra, Mona Singh, Rakhi Sawant: 6 Divas Who Froze Their Eggs
In a recent interview, ‘Sita Ramam’ star Mrunal Thakur revealed that she is planning to freeze her eggs.
Preservation of fertility is a great option for ambitious women who would like to be a mother, but don’t have the time to plan for a family right away.
Women are born with a finite number of eggs that start to deteriorate and also diminish after 35. Saving your eggs in your late twenties -early thirties can be a great way to boost your chances of being a mother at a later age.
Quite a few Bollywood actresses have undergone egg freezing to enhance their chances of becoming a mom.
The ‘Desi Girl’ decided to freeze her eggs in her early 30s. In a podcast called ‘UnWrapped’, the ‘Bajirao Mastani’ star said that she was filming for her TV series ‘Quantico’ when she decided to opt for oocyte preservation. She described the process as “very painful and expensive.”
“When I was in my early 30s, I decided to do it. I was filming Quantico at that time. It is painful, you have to give yourself injections over a month. You have hormonal ups and downs. It makes you feel insane. You feel bloated,” she revealed.
Chopra has a daughter Maltie Marie, with her husband Nick Jonas. Maltie was born on January 15, 2022.
The ‘Golmaal’ star said that while she was not ready to be a woman in her 30s, she decided to freeze her eggs. In an interview with ETimes, she said that she didn’t want to become a mom when she was not yet financially independent, but didn’t want to lose out on motherhood either.
The ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi’ star got married at the age of 39. While in no hurry to have kids, the actress wanted to have the option. So she saved her eggs at the age of 34. “I have frozen my eggs, and now I am free. I did that at the age of 34. Because I have gotten married now, I want to chill with my partner and travel the world with him. I haven’t done that yet. I have always travelled with my family or friends. I want to do that with my husband now, and it is a different feeling now -- going for walks, getting all the attention, keeping Karwa Chauth vrat – all this is so nice. Even though I love kids, if you ask me now, I am not mentally prepared to have one. Later in life, I would think about it..” she told ETimes.
The former Miss World has not one child but three, all from her frozen eggs. Her first child- a daughter was born in 2016 and a pair of twins were born in 2018. In an interview with the Deccan Chronicle, she said that she decided to freeze her eggs as it would give her the freedom to become a mother “age no bar.”
In an interview with ETimes, the ‘Sarkar’ actress revealed that she froze her eggs at the age of 33. She said that as there was no certainty of finding ‘Mr. Right’, she decided to freeze her eggs.
In an interview, the ‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ actress said that she always wanted a child, but didn’t want to rely on a sperm donor. While she was on the lookout for Mr Right, she decided to freeze her eggs. “My priority is to become a mother and experience motherhood. I don't need a Vicky Donor for my child, I need a father. I don't want to be a single mother. I don't know how this will happen, but I wish it did. I just hope there is a solution for this as I still have my eggs frozen,” she told ETimes.
Women who want to be mothers, but can’t, due to financial/professional constraints are usually the prime candidates for oocyte preservation.
Women who are about to undergo chemotherapy, laparoscopy, or any medical procedure that can affect ovaries should also consider egg freezing before starting to undergo medical procedures.
Last, but not least, women who have medical conditions that affect fertility such as Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, where they can run out of egg reserve earlier than 40, should also look into freezing eggs if they still have follicles.
Egg quality and quantity usually deplete after the age of 35, so the ideal time for oocyte preservation is from 28 to 35.
Egg freezing is quite an expensive process and can cost anything from Rs 60,000- to Rs 1.8 lakhs.
