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ReviewSexual and reproductive health matters2025

Planned oocyte cryopreservation in Hong Kong: a potential prototype for mainland China.

Olivia My Ngan, Ernest Hy Ng, Yumeng Yue, Raymond Hw Li

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Olivia My NganResearch Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Law and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Correspondence: olivian1@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-2258-0806
Ernest Hy NgClinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-7688-4557
Yumeng YueResearch Assistant, The Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-6803-8975
Raymond Hw LiClinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-7957-7798

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of planned oocyte cryopreservation (planned OC) represents a pivotal transition from reactive infertility treatments to proactive fertility preservation, providing a contemporary solution for women aiming to synchronise their career aspirations with future fertility plans. While numerous developed Western nations have liberalised access to planned OC for diverse individuals, including opposite-sex married couples, same-sex married couples, and unmarried individuals, mainland China maintains stringent prohibitions, permitting it solely for medical reasons, due to medical, cultural, and ethical considerations. In contrast, Hong Kong, a major urban city in China, has adopted a more permissive approach, allowing access to planned OC for non-medical reasons among unmarried individuals. This article will delve into the evolving landscape of public attitudes, fertility-seeking behaviour, and regulatory governance in Hong Kong. It will reflect on the practices and challenges associated with implementing a more permissive policy on planned OC, aiming to extract valuable lessons for the broader Chinese context.

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CryopreservationFertility PreservationOocytesChinaFemaleHong KongHumansChinafertility preservationHong Kongplanned oocyte cryopreservation

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PMID40413668
PMCPMC12107638

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