Japanese Infertility Patients’ Attitudes toward Directed and Non-directed Oocyte Donation

Abstract

"The increasing prevalence of involuntarily childless Japanese couples has been accompanied by a rapid acceptance of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). The number of IVF cycles performed annually in Japan tripled during the last decade, from 76,073 in 2001 to 242,017 in 2010. More than 600 registered infertility clinics now exist throughout Japan (JSOG 2012). Thus, Japan is among the “most advanced” countries in the world with respect to non-donor IVF (IVF using a couple’s gametes) (Nygren et al. 2011)"