Facebook, Apple Add Egg Freezing to Benefits

Technology companies are known for their employee perks and benefits, and a new addition joined the offerings at both Facebook and Apple, as spokespeople for both companies told NBC News they will now pay for female employees to freeze their eggs.

FertilityClinicCentrifuge650Technology companies are known for their employee perks and benefits, and a new addition joined the offerings at both Facebook and Apple, as spokespeople for both companies told NBC News they will now pay for female employees to freeze their eggs.

Egg freezing allows women to store fertile eggs until they are ready to undergo pregnancy, and NBC News reported that the costs are typically about $10,000 per round, as well as $500 or more per year for storage.

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