Updates on Prices and Procedures for Elective Egg-freezing in Singapore

55 Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked the Minister for Health whether there is an update on the implementation of elective egg-freezing in Singapore which is slated to begin in 2023, including (i) costs, (ii) procedures and (iii) its availability in public healthcare institutions.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Elective egg-freezing (EEF) will be implemented by July 2023, alongside the Assisted Reproduction (AR) regulations under the Healthcare Services Act.

The procedures for EEF, as well as the estimated costs for egg retrieval, are identical to those for in-vitro fertilisation. As EEF is not a medically indicated procedure, subsidies, co-funding or MediSave for egg retrieval and/or storage for EEF, will not be available.

All licensed AR service providers will be allowed to provide EEF. This includes the AR centres at Singapore General Hospital, KK Women's and Children's Hospital and National University Hospital.