It is believed that by the time a woman turns 37, 90% of the woman’s eggs are gone, which reduces the chance of pregnancy. This is one of the reasons why freezing eggs has become increasingly popular, as it presents an opportunity for conceiving a little later in life with younger, healthier eggs. There are many reasons why people decide to pursue this process. While many feel the need to be in the right kind of relationship to start a family or focus on their career before having a child, others suffer painful disorders that can cause infertility in the future. Many celebrities have also chosen to freeze their eggs for conception. Let’s look at the stars that froze their eggs for future fertility.
10 Halsey
Singer Halsey has had multiple carriages as she suffers from a painful disorder called endometriosis. While seeking treatment, she underwent surgery and froze her eggs to have kids in the future. She was over the moon when she announced her pregnancy, and her son Ender Ridley Aydin was born in July 2021.
9 Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson went through a transformational journey when she lost 77 lbs. in 2020 and decided to focus on her lifestyle by staying fit. After her yearly check-up noted that it was the healthiest she had ever been, Wilson began looking for fertility options as she has plans to start a family someday. Since she is in her best physical form, it has allowed her to freeze her eggs.
8 Emma Roberts
Similar to Halsey, Emma Roberts suffered from undiagnosed endometriosis since she was a teenager. After switching to a female doctor and finding the diagnosis, she realized that the disorder had affected her fertility. Although Roberts was conflicted, she froze her eggs if she wanted to start a family. Later on, the actress had a baby boy Rhodes Robert Hedlund in 2020 with Garrett Hedlund.
7 Chrissy Teigen
While Chrissy Teigen thought that getting pregnant in her 20s would be a smooth process, she and her husband, John Legend, struggled to conceive a child. She froze her eggs when she was twenty-eight years old and underwent Vitro fertilization to carry a baby. The couple currently have two children, Luna, 6, and Miles, 3, conceived via IVF.
6 Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian, who had three children with Scott Disick, froze her eggs in 2018 after insistence from her sisters. Since she was almost 40 at the time, she underwent the procedure to keep her chances of getting pregnant again. Kardashian, married to Travis Barker, has been trying to have a baby, as seen in the newest season of Hulu’s The Kardashians.
5 Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian struggled with fertility for many years, and three different doctors told her that she would not be able to conceive a child. She decided to freeze her eggs, and while completing the process in 2013, she discovered she was pregnant with her first child North. Since then, Kim has had three children, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm, the latter two were carried via a surrogate.
4 Rita Ora
Rita Ora was in her early 20s when she froze her eggs upon a doctor’s recommendation. As the songstress has always wanted a big family, she wanted to avoid taking any chances of a decrease in fertility rate in the future. While she is aware that there is no guarantee of conceiving a child with the frozen eggs, it is better to be safe than sorry.
3 Oliva Munn
Olivia Munn had planned to start a family long before she met John Mulaney and the couple welcomed a baby boy Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney in 2021. The actress, who is currently in her early 40s, had frozen her eggs long before for preservation and future pregnancy. She decided to pursue the procedure after her friend had difficulty conceiving due to a lack of egg count.
2 Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara and ex-fiancé Nick Loeb had frozen pre-embryos through an IVF process at the ART Reproductive Center. Vergara, who had her son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara when she was 19 years old, decided to freeze her eggs for a possible pregnancy in the future. Vergara filed to have custody of the eggs as she is now married to Joe Manganiello, and she won the battle in 2021.
1 Ricky Martin
The King of Latin Pop, Ricky Martin, first became a single father in 2008 to twins via a surrogate. After marrying husband Jwan Yosef, the couple had another set of twins in 2018, once again through a surrogate. Martin is looking forward to having more children in the future and has already frozen eggs in case he wants to expand his family.
Other notable celebrities who have frozen their eggs for future fertility include Amy Schumer, Michaela Coel, Paris Hilton, and Amy Hart. The process has helped stars put family plans on hold to pursue their career before starting a family. The beneficial process can cost anywhere between $6,000 to $20,000, with an annual storage cost of $600.
