In South Korea, fewer women are having children.
The high costs of housing and education make financial security a necessity.
Social customs also dictate that a woman should be married before having a baby.
Lim Eun-young, a 34-year-old public servant, says she is not financially ready to start a family.
She and her boyfriend are not married.
They have been dating for just a few months.
But Lim is worried about getting older and how that might affect her chances for pregnancy.
So, in November, she had doctors remove some of her eggs and freeze them for possible use later.
Lim was one of about 1,200 unmarried women who underwent the operation last year at CHA Medical Center.
In 2019, the number of patients for the same treatment was about 600.
CHA is South Korea's largest fertility business, accounting for about 30 percent of the market.
"It's a big relief and it gives me peace of mind to know that I have healthy eggs frozen right here," she said.
correct rate is 87.43%.
not well. especially it is a voa special english .the reader read it very slowly.
wrong word:
pregnancy.
peace of mind.
make a necessity.
the people's name and the name of the hospital both are difficult
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