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Why are Chinese mothers going to Japan to freeze eggs as birth rates decline? | South China Morning Post

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Chinese-born Zhong Lei is among thousands of women who have frozen their eggs as a means of prolonging their fertility. Opting for treatment in Japan because of the nation’s advanced techniques, Zong said she found the process straightforward and helpful. In response to a declining birth rate, Japan introduced a sub…

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