Private fertility clinics see rise in number of women freezing their eggs, but it’s thought they have just EIGHT per …

21 babies were born out of 253 fertility cycles between 1991 and 2012 Is the equivalent of around an 8% chance of conception Private clinics typically charge between 5,000-6,000 for egg freezing

By Sophie Borland and Scarlett Russell

Published: 13:03 EST, 20 April 2014 | Updated: 17:16 EST, 20 April 2014

Career women who spend thousands of pounds freezing their eggs only have an 8 per cent chance of having a baby, figures have shown.

Private clinics typically charge 5,000 to 6,000 to remove the eggs, then 250 a year to store them and up to 6,000 for them to be re-implanted years later.

But between 1991 and 2012, just 21 babies were born as a result of 253 fertility cycles which used frozen eggs.

There are 69 licensed fertility clinics in the UK. Private clinics typically charge 5,000-6,000 for egg-freezing

Despite this, figures from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority show 2,262 women froze a total of 20,465 eggs over the same period.

Professor Susan Bewley, who specialises in complex obstetrics at Kings College London, said: This is a profit-driven industry, which is fuelled by marketing and positive stories.

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