Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Shehnaaz Gill Advises Early Egg Freezing Before Marriage
Imagine your body has a clock that tells you when it's a good time to have a baby.
Sometimes, women want to focus on other things first, like school or a job, and don't want to have a baby right away.
Actor Shehnaaz Gill suggests that women can take out their eggs, which are tiny parts needed to make a baby, when they are young and put them in a special freezer.
Later, when they are older and ready to have a baby, they can use these frozen eggs.
This is like having a backup plan for motherhood, so you don't have to worry too much about the baby clock ticking.
A doctor agrees and says more young women are doing this to have flexibility.
Actor Shehnaaz Gill advocates for young women to freeze their eggs before marriage.
Gill suggests the ideal marriage age for Indian women is around 30-31.
Fertility expert Dr. Anjali Malpani supports egg freezing as a way to preserve fertility.
Egg freezing allows women to have children later, irrespective of marriage or career status.
More younger women are seeking egg-freezing services, according to Dr. Malpani.
- Who
- Actor Shehnaaz Gill and fertility expert Dr. Anjali Malpani
- What
- Discussion on the importance and benefits of early egg freezing for women.
- When
- Recently, during a podcast promotion and in general clinical practice over the last five years.
- Where
- Mumbai (implied for the doctor's practice and the podcast promotion)
- Why
- To preserve fertility and provide women with the option of motherhood on their own terms, independent of marriage or career timelines.
- Actor's Advice
- Freeze eggs early before marriage for future motherhood.
- Ideal Marriage Age (Gill)
- 30 or 31 for Indian women.
- Expert Opinion
- Egg freezing preserves fertility for young women.
- Benefit of Egg Freezing
- Allows motherhood on own terms, independent of biological clock or marriage status.
- Doctor's Experience
- Increased number of younger women seeking egg freezing in the last five years.