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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press ENT - fertility Photo of Heartland patient Katey Miller, ,a 37-year-old Project Manager for an engineering services company, who decided to freeze her eggs last year since she is not ready to become a parent. Story: Winnipeg’s Heartland Fertility clinic has noticed an uptick in millennials freezing their eggs over the last decade (94 egg freezing treatments in 2013, compared to 1,524 in 2022). Fertility preservation is now an eligible procedure within the Fertility Treatment Tax Credit. Photos for story taken at Heartland with fertility specialist Dr. Stephanie Appleby, Dr. Gordon McTavish and patient Katey Miller, a 37-year-old Project Manager for an engineering services company, who decided to freeze her eggs last year since she is not ready to become a parent. Story by Eva Wasney Sept 23rd, 2024L