IN PHOTOS: Celebrities who have admitted to freezing their eggs
These ladies went for that expensive procedure to have a healthy baby in the future.
Iza Calzado
Iza Calzado admitted to showbiz talk show host Boy Abunda that she froze her eggs. She reasoned out, "I'm actually not that young anymore.It's with the age, and it's a security thing for me. It's a choice.”
Not yet ready
Iza Calzado and husband Ben Wintle already celebrated their first wedding anniversary on December 19, 2019. The 'Culion' actress said in an interview that she still has a lot to work on before becoming a mom, “Physically, I'm ready. But, just a few more things. I think I'm getting there so, hopefully, by end of next year.”
Ice Seguerra
Singer-actor Ice Seguerra has always been open about having her eggs frozen for his and his wife Liza Dino's baby plan.
READ: Ice Seguerra and Liza Diño start journey to have a baby
IVF procedure
In a previous interview, Ice related that he and his wife were just waiting for a sperm donor, preferrably not from the Philippines.
READ: Bakit ayaw nina Ice Seguerra at Liza Dino na kumuha ng local sperm donor?
Vina Morales
Kapamilya singer went on record in a showbiz website interview that she has decided to freeze her egg cells through mature oocyte cryopreservation. The procedure according to her cost her as much as half a million peso excluding the storage fees. Vina said that she was just preparing for the future if ever she decides to want to have another baby.
Ceana
Vina gave birth to a healty baby girl with then boyfriend Cedric Lee on April 25,2009, which they named Ceana.
Mommy Divine
Mommy Divine / Divine Lee has given birth via cesarean section last May 5. She and husband Blake Go welcomed a baby boy into their life. If you remember, the couple had a grand wedding last August 2017, which was attented by several TV personalities.
Mich Dulce
Mich Dulce revealed that her eggs were frozen at the of 35. According to her statement in Preview magazine, she had a long private discussion before going through the procedure.
The research
Mich added that her research and reflection on financial aspect of the procedure are the factors that she considered. "It was something that I really looked into. I was always interested in doing it, but the year I turned 35 I was like 'You know what, I'm getting older I gotta do it na.' So I started doing research. I was actually being kuripot about it [at first] and wanted to do egg sharing, which is when you get the process for free but you have to donate half of your eggs. I was looking into doing that, but it turned out that I was too old."
Cristalle Belo
Before getting married to Justin Pitt, Cristalle Belo froze her eggs for the sake of her future kids.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
She discussed in June 2015 post in her Instagram account, "I declared in the @lifestyle_asia May issue that I wanted to freeze my eggs because I want to have kids but I'm already getting older (where chances are getting slimmer) and I have been battling with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome since I was a teenager. I finally did it in #FortWorthFertility in Texas."
Conversation
She also revealed in her article in Preview that a casual conversation led her to getting the procedure. Sam revealed, "It was actually a friend's visit to the clinic (Kato Repro Biotech Center) that prodded me to check it out. My friend is also single and freezing our eggs came up in one of our conversations. When she finally went in for a consultation and told me about it, I decided to go for a consultation myself and ended up getting the process started that day."
Aiai delas Alas
Aiai delas Alas thought far ahead that she wanted to have kids with husband Gerald Sibayan.
The statement
The Comedy Queen confessed that she was able to freeze her eggs even before getting married. Aiai divulged in a press conference for her movie in 2017, "Dati pa, noon pa. So walang problema sa eggs."
Gretchen Fullido
Entertainment reporter Gretchen Fullido decided to keep her eggs frozen at Victory Art Laboratory in Makati.
Best gift
According to her, this is the best gift she could ever have as she turned 35 years old last June 2019. Gretchen told her Instagram followers, “I just turned 35 years old last June 4. Now I can take control of my life, not rush on anything and have a baby in my own time, in God's perfect time. So excited to share my journey to all women who have been wanting to harvest their eggs. (I've also met other patients who shared their stories and it's truly inspiring.) “