New Delhi, July 25 -- At 29, Mumbai-based Reshma was pursuing her career in banking, and a couple of years later she had to relocate to Chennai. At 34, she settled down after marriage and began thinking about starting a family. Like many others, she wasn't sure, though. Was it the right decision? Was it the right time? Her case is just one among hundreds; her reality is that of umpteen women who have to juggle their careers and family lives. Life hardly follows a linear path these days.

Financial independence, career, relationships, and personal objectives are all parallel priorities that a woman must consider before deciding to have children. It's in this context that fertility preservation becomes an important topic of discussion. Egg ...