Britain's decision yesterday to lift its ban preventing women from using frozen eggs in fertility treatments could soon lead to the establishment of human egg banks, a leading fertility expert said.
Dr Mohamed Taranissi, the director of the only British clinic licensed to freeze human eggs, welcomed the decision and said it would help many people.
Dr Taranissi, whose Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre is storing the eggs of 50 women, said the first procedure using a thawed egg could take place within weeks.