A new controversy arose across social media platforms after an Egyptian woman revealed she had frozen her eggs "a couple of years ago." Reem Mehanna posted a video on Facebook back in August, stating her reasons for undergoing the procedure.

In the video, she relays how and why she froze her eggs. 

"I have always been convinced that I wanted to get married after the age of 30, after I have built my career. It's also what I feel is suitable for me." 

She also added that she couldn't be sure when she would end up getting married and that she was waiting for the right man. Whether she meets this man at the age of 32 or 46, her decision has given her the chance to have children whenever the time comes. To her, getting married to anyone just for the sake of having a child before it's too late was never an option.

When Mehanna initially mentioned to her doctor her decision, he was shocked, admitting he has never heard of any woman in Egypt requesting this procedure. However, freezing eggs is not uncommon nor is it a complicated operation.

Egg freezing, also known as mature oocyte cryopreservation, is a method used to save women's ability to get pregnant in the future. Eggs harvested from ovaries are frozen, unfertilized, and stored for later use. A frozen egg can then be thawed, fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body - this is known as "in vitro fertilization" - and finally implanted in the uterus.

The first human birth from a frozen egg was reported in 1986. Over the last four decades, the preservation process has advanced immensely, and the overall success rate of eggs surviving the freezing process has progressed greatly. It is no longer considered an experimental procedure by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

In general, the two most important factors in determining the probability of live birth are the woman's age at the time of egg freezing - the younger the better - and the number of available eggs.

Mehanna recommended women who are diagnosed with cancer to take this initiative before undergoing treatment due to the effects of chemotherapy on fertility.

Cancer patients are not the only ones who must consider undertaking oocyte cryopreservation, but also women with chromosomal abnormalities, family history of early menopause, ovarian disease with risk of damage to the ovaries, and genetic mutations requiring removing the ovaries. Or, simply, women who would like to delay pregnancy and childbirth for more social or personal reasons, as Reem Mehanna has done.

In the latest episode of "Is this fiction or just another day in the world of modern politics?" a British politician expressed concerns about disappointing his Lebanese counterparts. 

Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, John Bercow, not only acknowledged the presence of a Lebanese parliamentary delegation during the Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) convention this week, but also asked his colleagues to put in their best efforts to impress the Lebanese attendees.

It all happened on Wednesday when newly-elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced his first PMQs, a constitutional convention during which the prime minister answers inquiries from members of parliament. The convention covered the most pressing topics in the kingdom at the moment, including prorogation, Operation Yellowhammer, and the effects of Brexit.

With these sensitive issues at hand, things got a bit noisy at the House of Commons, prompting its speaker - Bercow - to ask his colleagues to maintain order. To guilt members of parliament into toning things down a notch, Bercow reminded them of the guests in attendance, particularly those from Lebanon.

"I appeal to colleagues to take account of the fact that we're visited by a distinguished group of Lebanese parliamentarians at the invitation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the All-Party Parliamentary Group," Bercow noted.

"We'd like to set them a good example. I'm not sure at the moment how impressed they'll be," he added.

With the Lebanese being all too familiar with rowdy (to put it gently) political meetups, Bercow's comments gained plenty of attention on social media. Here's how Twitter users responded:

As part of their trip, Lebanese Members of Parliament Jaber Yassine, Ibrahim Azar, and Nicholas Nahas attended the PMQs, toured the Palace of Westminster, met with foreign politicians, and discussed UK-Lebanon relations with the concerned officials.

Their trip came during a critical time in the kingdom, which is currently dealing with what some have referred to as a "democratic crisis" and is scheduled to officially withdraw from the European Union (EU) this October. In a controversial move, and following a request from PM Johnson, the Queen has agreed to prorogue (suspend) parliament for 23 working days, meaning MPs will have less time to pass laws that could prevent a no-deal Brexit.