Top Stories· August 17, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.
Iranian Women Face Financial Strain from Frozen Egg Storage
Key takeaways
- Cost of egg freezing and storage in Iran has quadrupled since 2022
- 9% drop in births in Iran despite pronatalist policies
Single women in Iran are paying two months' salary for a procedure to freeze their eggs, as annual storage costs have quadrupled since 2022. This comes at a time when the country is promoting pronatalist policies but experiencing a 9% drop in births.
The high cost of egg freezing has left many women unable to afford the procedure or its ongoing storage fees, despite it being legal for single women to store frozen eggs. The issue highlights the financial burden placed on Iranian women seeking reproductive autonomy.
