Macau has seen its first test tube babies born at Kiang Wu Hospital (KWH) as the result of the hospital’s special project to help with local fertility issues.
For a long time, couples who had fertility issues had to get medical assistance in neighboring cities if they wanted to get in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Aiming to respond to the demand for local services, Kiang Wu Hospital set up its assistive fertility center in November 2018, after negotiation and communication with the Health Bureau. Preparation work for the center had started in 2017.
So far, the hospital has helped more than 100 couples with their fertility issues. The average age of the hospital’s patients is 36 years, with the oldest one 45 years old.
Some of them, the hospital disclosed, approached Kiang Wu Hospital after failed attempts in neighboring cities and eventually succeeded at the Macau institution.
Kiang Wu Hospital has highlighted a local case in which the mother delivered a baby right after New Year’s Day this year.
Fertility issues are becoming a major medical concern in Mainland China, with about 1 out of 8 couples reporting to suffer from associated problems. The main causes include environmental pollution, mental stress and late motherhood. AL
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