Patient's question:
Married for many years, never had children.Doctor's answer:
I. Institutions Approved to Conduct Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesBeijing (5 institutions):
1. Peking University Third Hospital: Officially operating in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); trial operation of donor insemination (DI).
2. Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
3. Peking Union Medical College Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
4. Peking University People's Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
5. Beijing Ji'ande Yundong Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Tianjin (1 institution):
Tianjin Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET; trial operation of ICSI.
Hebei (2 institutions):
1. The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Shanxi (1 institution):
Shanxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Liaoning (5 institutions):
1. Shenyang Maternal and Child Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Shenyang No. 204 Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, and DI.
3. Shenyang Dongfang Medical Group Jinghua Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI; trial operation of DI.
4. Dalian Maternal and Child Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI; trial operation of DI.
5. The Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
Heilongjiang (1 institution):
The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Shanghai (4 institutions):
1. Shanghai China Welfare Association Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Ruijin Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
3. Renji Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI; trial operation of DI.
4. Shanghai Jiai Genetic and Infertility Diagnosis Center: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Jiangsu (3 institutions):
1. Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, and DI; trial operation of PGD.
2. Nanjing Gulou Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI; trial operation of DI.
3. Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Zhejiang (3 institutions):
1. The Affiliated Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, DI, and PGD.
2. The Affiliated Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
3. The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
Anhui (2 institutions):
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Anhui Provincial Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Fujian (1 institution):
Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI; trial operation of DI.
Jiangxi (2 institutions):
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET.
2. Jiangxi Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET.
Shandong (2 institutions):
1. Shandong Provincial Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Qingdao Women and Children Medical Care Center: Trial operation of IVF-ET.
Henan (2 institutions):
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, PGD, and DI.
2. Henan Provincial People's Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Hubei (5 institutions):
1. Tongji Hospital, Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Shiyan Municipal People's Hospital of Hubei Province: Officially operating IVF-ET; trial operation of ICSI.
3. Hubei Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
4. Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
5. Reproductive Medicine Center of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Trial operation of DI.
Hunan (1 institution):
Xiangya Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, PGD, and DI.
Guangdong (9 institutions):
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, and PGD.
2. The Second People's Hospital of Guangzhou: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
3. Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
4. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University: Officially operating IVF-ET; trial operation of ICSI.
5. Zhuhai Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
6. The Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
7. Luohu District People's Hospital of Shenzhen: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
8. Peking University Shenzhen Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
9. Guangdong Provincial Family Planning Specialized Hospital: Trial operation of DI.
Guangxi (2 institutions):
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET.
2. The Second People's Hospital of Nanning City: Officially operating DI.
Hainan (1 institution):
Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, and DI.
Sichuan (2 institutions):
1. West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University: Officially operating IVF-ET and ICSI.
2. Jinjiang District Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Chengdu: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Chongqing (2 institutions):
1. Reproductive and Genetics Institute of Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, PGD, and DI.
2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Guizhou (2 institutions):
1. Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET; trial operation of ICSI.
2. The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET.
Yunnan (2 institutions):
1. The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province: Officially operating IVF-ET, ICSI, and DI.
2. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University: Officially operating IVF-ET; trial operation of ICSI.
Shaanxi (1 institution):
Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Gansu (1 institution):
The First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University: Officially operating IVF-ET.
Qinghai (1 institution):
Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital: Trial operation of IVF-ET and ICSI.
Xinjiang (1 institution):
Xinjiang Jiayin Male Health Hospital: Officially operating IVF-ET.
II. Institutions Approved to Establish Human Sperm Banks
1. Xiangya Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University.
2. Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital.
3. Guangdong Provincial Family Planning Specialized Hospital.
4. Renji Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
5. Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Family Planning Science and Technology.
6. National Population and Family Planning Commission Science and Technology Research Institute.
7. Chongqing Family Planning Science Research Institute Affiliated Hospital Sperm Bank (This institution obtained approval from the Ministry of Health in November 2001. However, due to serious technical and management issues in sperm collection, storage, and external provision, it was ordered by the Ministry of Health to stop external sperm provision and undergo rectification in June 2003. After review by the Ministry of Health in November 2003 and February 2006, it was found that the institution had not met the rectification standards and has since ceased accepting sperm donors, sperm cryopreservation, and the provision of frozen sperm, currently still undergoing rectification).