21-Feb-18, China Daily
Prospective Chinese mothers are increasingly traveling abroad for in vitro fertilization and egg-freezing treatments.
More Chinese women are visiting fertility centers in countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and even as far afield as the United States, as they look to start, or expand, their families.
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A number of factors are contributing to Chinese women seeking IVF abroad. The most notable are China's family-planning policy's relaxation, women deciding to start families later, and a lack of sufficient fertility options and long wait times at centers in China.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the success rates of IVF programs in China are about 10 percent lower than rates abroad.