UK to Increase Storage Limit for Frozen Eggs, Sperm, Embryos to 55 Years

UK to Increase Storage Limit for Frozen Eggs, Sperm, Embryos to 55 Years
A frozen embryo being placed into a long-term storage chamber, in a file photo dated Aug. 11, 2008. Ben Birchall/PA
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Storage limits for eggs, sperm, and embryos will be increased to a maximum of 55 years under UK government plans to give people greater choice over when to start a family.

Ministers have proposed that the statutory storage limits should increase more than five fold from the current limit of 10 years and should no longer be governed by medical need.