S'porean women head overseas for egg freezing, a procedure banned at home unless for medical reasons

Entrepreneur Carol Chen typifies the growing number of Singaporean singles who have gone overseas for social egg freezing. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SINGAPORE - With no Mr Right in sight and her biological clock ticking away, entrepreneur Carol Chen flew to her hometown Dallas in the United States to freeze her eggs two years ago.

The 37-year-old founder of Covetella, a dress rental firm, said: "We take for granted that everything would work out, that we would get married and have kids by the time we are 30.

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