New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- As career trajectories lengthen and life milestones shift, an increasing number of women are reassessing how to balance professional growth with future family plans. Egg freezing-clinically referred to as oocyte cryopreservation-is increasingly being viewed not as a last resort, but as a proactive fertility planning tool.

According to Dr Prajakta Chaudhary, fertility specialist at Nova IVF Fertility, egg freezing offers working women flexibility without forcing immediate life decisions. "Many women are at their peak professionally during their late twenties and early thirties. Egg freezing allows them to preserve fertility potential while focusing on career, health or personal goals," she says.

Egg freezing involve...