Synopsis: Bengaluru-based gynaecologist Dr Devika Gunasheela calls egg freezing a “backup, not guarantee” amid rising debate. Best before 35, it counters faster fertility decline in Indian women due to lifestyle and pollutants. She urges natural conception first, honest counselling, and warns against treating it as a lifestyle fix or corporate pressure tactic.

As public conversations around egg freezing intensify—fuelled as a reaction to entrepreneur Upasana Konidela’s views on it— renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Devika Gunasheela, CEO of Gunasheela Surgical and Maternity Hospital in Bengaluru, says it is time to bring clarity, science, and realism back into the discussion.

In a conversation with South First , she explains why egg freezing can be a useful option for women,

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