Reproductive technology in China meets international standards

After more than three decades of development, the assisted reproductive technology available in China is mature and meets global standards, officials and experts have said.

In March 1988, Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing saw the birth of the first baby via in vitro fertilization on the Chinese mainland. In 1983, the first baby in China delivered via the use of intrauterine insemination was born at Hunan Medical College in Changsha, Hunan province.

"China has closely followed the latest developments in assisted reproductive technology, and has reached international standards in the field," said Ma Xiaowei, deputy minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, adding that couples in need of these services do not have to travel overseas.