冻结未来吗?新加坡妇女选择性卵母细胞冷冻的兴趣调查

Sara Bach
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一项名为选择性卵母细胞冷冻(EOF)的新技术创新已经出现,为那些希望保持生育能力而因非医学原因推迟生育的女性提供了解决方案。随着女性在工作中扮演更重要的角色,并面临平衡工作和家庭的困境,这项技术越来越受欢迎。尽管新加坡女性为了事业发展而推迟生育的趋势正在上升,但目前在新加坡,EOF是被禁止的。许多新加坡人宣称这项政策既过时又威胁到妇女的生育权利。然而,在此调查之前,据我所知,没有研究分析过新加坡女性专业人士对EOF的兴趣,如果有的话。通过这个定量的、横断面的、四部分的调查,我得出结论,如果EOF得到了新加坡政府的允许、鼓励和补贴,那么新加坡女性就会对出于社会目的冷冻卵子有强烈的兴趣。本文进一步证明了48名新加坡女性专业人士在阅读信息传单之前和之后对EOF的兴趣之间存在着积极的关系。具体来说,在被告知EOF带来的社会效益后,参与者明显更倾向于冷冻卵子,如果这种做法在新加坡被允许的话。这一结论表明,新加坡政府应该重新评估他们在EOF问题上的立场,以解决每年越来越多的女性进入该国劳动力市场所面临的生育困境。此外,由于这项政策目前在新加坡是一个争论的主题,这项研究的意义揭示了新加坡女性专业人士对EOF的兴趣,为未来的研究和可能的评估这项政策奠定了基础。如果这一结论得到后续研究的证实,进一步的证据可能会证实我关于新加坡女性欲望的发现,并可能导致立法的改变。
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Is Freezing the Future? Investigating Interest of Elective Oocyte Freezing Amongst Singaporean Women
A novel technological innovation called Elective Oocyte Freezing (EOF) has emerged as a solution for women who wish to preserve their fertility to delay childbearing for non-medical reasons. This technology has grown in popularity as women have undertaken a greater role in the workforce and faced the dilemma of balancing work and family. In spite of the rising trend of Singaporean women postponing childbearing to advance their careers, EOF is currently prohibited in Singapore. Many Singaporean individuals have declared this policy to be both outdated and a threat to women’s reproductive rights. However, prior to this survey, no research, to my knowledge, has analyzed Singaporean female professionals' interests in EOF, if made available. Through this quantitative, cross-sectional, 4-part survey, I conclude that if EOF was permitted, encouraged, and subsidised by the Singaporean government, Singaporean women possess a strong interest in freezing their eggs for social purposes This paper further demonstrates an existing positive relationship between 48 Singaporean female professionals’ interest in EOF prior to and following reading an information leaflet. Specifically, after being informed of the social benefits presented by EOF, participants were significantly more inclined to freeze their eggs if such practice was permitted in Singapore. This conclusion suggests that the Singaporean government should re-evaluate their position on EOF in order to facilitate childbearing dilemmas faced by the increasing number of women entering the country’s workforce each year. Additionally, as this policy is currently a subject of debate in Singapore, the implications of this research, revealing Singaporean female professionals’ interest in EOF, create a foundation for both future research and the possible evaluation of this policy. If this conclusion is corroborated with subsequent research, further evidence may substantiate my findings regarding the desires of Singaporean women and possibly result in a change of legislation.
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