Duan Ling, 36, walks along a hallway in a hospital specializing in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) as she and her husband Fang Yushun try to conceive a child, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 16, 2020. Fang, who is a doctor, contracted COVID-19 and recovered after receiving treatment while working during the outbreak. Picture taken December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Duan Ling, 36, receives medical treatment for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) at a hospital as she and her husband Fang Yushun try to conceive a child, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 16, 2020. Fang, who is a doctor, contracted COVID-19 and recovered after receiving treatment while working during the outbreak. Picture taken December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Duan Ling, 36, receives medical treatment for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) at a hospital as she and her husband Fang Yushun try to conceive a child, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 16, 2020. Fang, who is a doctor, contracted COVID-19 and recovered after receiving treatment while working during the outbreak. Picture taken December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Duan Ling, 36, is pictured with an intravenous catheter on her hand as part of her treatment for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), while holding hands with her husband Fang Yushun as they drive to a restaurant for dinner, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 16, 2020. Fang, who is a doctor, contracted COVID-19 and recovered after receiving treatment while working during the outbreak. Picture taken December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Duan Ling, 36, walks along a hallway in a hospital specializing in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment as she and her husband Fang Yushun try to conceive a child, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 16, 2020. Fang, who is a doctor, contracted COVID-19 and recovered after receiving treatment while working during the outbreak. Picture taken December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

A medical technician selects eggs for an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at the Laboratory of Reproductive Biology CECOS of Tenon Hospital in Paris, France, September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A medical technician injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at the Laboratory of Reproductive Biology CECOS of Tenon Hospital in Paris, France, September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A medical technician injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at the Laboratory of Reproductive Biology CECOS of Tenon Hospital in Paris, France, September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A medical technician selects eggs for an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at the Laboratory of Reproductive Biology CECOS of Tenon Hospital in Paris, France, September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

Amandine Giraud and her wife Laurene Corral pose with their children Makenzy and Leandre conceived with fertility assistance during an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, September 25, 2018. France's highest bioethics body announced that Lesbian couples and single women who want to bear children should have access to medically assisted reproduction treatments such as in-vitro fertilisation. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann 

Amandine Giraud and her wife Laurene Corral pose with their children Makenzy and Leandre conceived with fertility assistance during an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, September 25, 2018. France's highest bioethics body announced that Lesbian couples and single women who want to bear children should have access to medically assisted reproduction treatments such as in-vitro fertilisation. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann 

Amandine Giraud and her wife Laurene Corral pose with their children Makenzy and Leandre conceived with fertility assistance during an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, September 25, 2018. France's highest bioethics body announced that Lesbian couples and single women who want to bear children should have access to medically assisted reproduction treatments such as in-vitro fertilisation. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann 

People protest against the decree signed by Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solis, legalizing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in front of the Supreme Court in San Jose, Costa Rica September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

People protest against the decree signed by Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solis, legalizing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in front of the Supreme Court in San Jose, Costa Rica September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

A man holds a sign that reads "Error, terror, pain, in vitro" during a protest against the decree signed by Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solis, legalizing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in front of the Supreme Court in San Jose, Costa Rica September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

People display a banner during a protest against the decree signed by Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solis, legalizing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in front of the Supreme Court in San Jose, Costa Rica September 15, 2015. The banner reads "Why fight against abortion? One possible solution, do not kill. Give them to us and we will take care of them. Because I have the right to be born". REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

(L-R) Eduardo Vio Grossi, Diego Garcia-Sayan, Humberto Antonio Sierra, Alberto Perez and Eduardo Ferrer, judges of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), attend a hearing to monitor the government's compliance with the ruling lifting the country's ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), in San Jose, Costa Rica September 3, 2015. President Luis Guillermo Solis' government released a draft decree on Thursday legalizing IVF, three years after the IACHR ruled that the prohibition of IVF in Costa Rica violated the human rights of infertile couples trying to conceive, according to local media. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Costa Rican state lawyers Marvin Carvajal (L) and Viviana Benavides check folders before a hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to monitor the government's compliance with the ruling lifting the country's ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), in San Jose, Costa Rica September 3, 2015. President Luis Guillermo Solis' government released a draft decree on Thursday legalizing IVF, three years after the IACHR ruled that the prohibition of IVF in Costa Rica violated the human rights of infertile couples trying to conceive, according to local media. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Costa Rican state lawyer Marvin Carvajal checks folders before a hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to monitor the government's compliance with the ruling lifting the country's ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), in San Jose, Costa Rica September 3, 2015. President Luis Guillermo Solis' government released a draft decree on Thursday legalizing IVF, three years after the IACHR ruled that the prohibition of IVF in Costa Rica violated the human rights of infertile couples trying to conceive, according to local media. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

(L-R) Miguel Yamuni, his wife Ileana Henchos, Esteban Chacon and his wife Evelyn Espinoza, two of the couples who filed lawsuits against the Costa Rican government for infringing their rights, attend a hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to monitor the government's compliance with the ruling lifting the country's ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), in San Jose, Costa Rica September 3, 2015. President Luis Guillermo Solis' government released a draft decree on Thursday legalizing IVF, three years after the IACHR ruled that the prohibition of IVF in Costa Rica violated the human rights of infertile couples trying to conceive, according to local media. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Danielle Schreiber leaves her custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Actor Jason Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Danielle Schreiber leaves her custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Actor Jason Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Danielle Schreiber leaves her custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Actor Jason Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Actor Jason Patric (R) and his attorney Fred Silberberg (L) speak following a custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Actor Jason Patric (R) talks with friend Carol Chodroff following a custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Actor Jason Patric (R) and his attorney Fred Silberberg (L) speak following a custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Actor Jason Patric (R) and his attorney Fred Silberberg (L) speak following a custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW) 

Actor Jason Patric arrives for his custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

Actor Jason Patric (C) arrives with his attorneys Fred Silberberg (L) and Lawrence Iser (R) for his custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

Danielle Schreiber arrives for her custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Actor Jason Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

Actor Jason Patric is greeted by a supporter as he arrives for his custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

Actor Jason Patric arrives for his custody hearing at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles May 8, 2014. Patric and ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber conceived a child by in-vitro fertilization, and Patric seeks recognition as the boy's father. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

Nadya Suleman, the single mother of 14 children including octuplets popularly dubbed "Octomom", leaves court after her arraignment in Los Angeles, California, January 17, 2014. The 38-year-old mother who became a media sensation five years ago after giving birth to octuplets conceived through in vitro fertilization, is accused of failing to report nearly $30,000 in earnings from personal appearances and residuals from videos, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said. Suleman faces up to five years and eight months in prison if convicted. Prosecutors will ask a judge to set her bail at $25,000. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW) 

Nadya Suleman, the single mother of 14 children including octuplets popularly dubbed "Octomom", leaves court after her arraignment in Los Angeles, California, January 17, 2014. The 38-year-old mother who became a media sensation five years ago after giving birth to octuplets conceived through in vitro fertilization, is accused of failing to report nearly $30,000 in earnings from personal appearances and residuals from videos, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said. Suleman faces up to five years and eight months in prison if convicted. Prosecutors will ask a judge to set her bail at $25,000. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW) 

Surrogate mothers rest inside a temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 22, 2013. Makwana, who has two children of her own, is acting as a surrogate for a U.S. couple. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Madhu Makwana (L), 35, who is a first time surrogate mother, combs her hair as she gets ready for a baby shower ceremony inside a temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 22, 2013. Makwana, who has two children of her own is acting as a surrogate for a U.S. couple. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Doctor Harsha Bhadarka, an embryologist, works inside a lab belonging to Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Surrogate mothers attend a class on beauty skills from their teacher (R) inside a temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Rekha Patel (L), 42, from Britain, cares for her week-old-baby girl Gabriella, inside a hotel room in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 27, 2013. Gabriella was carried and delivered by an Indian surrogate mother Naina Patel. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski talks with parishioners before an early morning mass at a church in Jasienica, near Warsaw July 17, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION PROFILE) 

Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski talks with parishioners before an early morning mass at a church in Jasienica, near Warsaw July 17, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND)
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Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski walks before an early morning mass at a church in Jasienica, near Warsaw July 17, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND)
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Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski takes part in celebrations for the March of Remembrance commemorating the 71st anniversary of the beginning of the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto, in Warsaw July 21, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 21, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION PROFILE) 

Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski takes part in celebrations for the March of Remembrance commemorating the 71st anniversary of the beginning of the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto, in Warsaw July 21, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 21, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION PROFILE) 

Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski conducts an early morning mass at a church in Jasienica, near Warsaw July 17, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION PROFILE) 

Polish priest Wojciech Lemanski listens to a confession before an early morning mass at the church in Jasienica, near Warsaw July 17, 2013. When the outspoken Lemanski returned with his parishioners to his church near Warsaw after holding a prayer vigil at the Treblinka Nazi death camp in early July, a dismissal notice awaited him. The Warsaw diocese of the Roman Catholic Church sacked Lemanski as parish priest in the small village of Jasienica for what it said was his insubordination after numerous clashes on issues such as in-vitro fertilization, abortion and his engagement with the Jewish community. Picture taken on July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND)
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A demonstrator reacts as a police officer writes down her ID number during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

A demonstrator carries a rainbow umbrella with a sign that reads "The church should pray, not legislate" during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Maternity, free and desired" during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

A man sleeps on a bench as demonstrators march during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

A police officer writes down the ID of a demonstrator during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

A police officer charges at a demonstrator during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH) 

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the government's proposal to exclude lesbian couples and single women from the right to assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, in Madrid July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

SCIENCE-FERTILITY/ - Illustrated fact box comparing conventional in-vitro fertilisation with the low-cost version developed by Belgian doctors. (SIN02) 

An embryologist carries-out a sample preparation process at Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre inside the Fortis hospital at Mohali in the northern Indian state of Punjab, June 13, 2013. A looming crisis in Asia as women delay giving birth, leading to low fertility rates that have dire implications for economic growth, is opening huge opportunities for the fast-growing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) industry. India is currently dominated by Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre, part of the country's No.2 hospital chain Fortis Healthcare Ltd, and a joint venture with Spain's IVI Max Reproductive Medicine and part of healthcare group Max India Ltd.
REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

A nurse works on a micromanipulator machine (used for fertilization) at Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre inside the Fortis hospital at Mohali in the northern Indian state of Punjab June 13, 2013. A looming crisis in Asia as women delay giving birth, leading to low fertility rates that have dire implications for economic growth, is opening huge opportunities for the fast-growing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) industry. India is currently dominated by Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre, part of the country's No.2 hospital chain Fortis Healthcare Ltd, and a joint venture with Spain's IVI Max Reproductive Medicine and part of healthcare group Max India Ltd.
REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)