Emma Richardson, a 39-year-old primary school teacher from Sydney, had been trying to conceive for six years. Her numbers: AMH 1.1 ng/mL, FSH 11.2 mIU/mL, partner with borderline morphology (3% strict Kruger).

Three IVF cycles in Sydney over 18 months: one biochemical pregnancy, one negative beta, one missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. Cumulative cost: over AU$45,000. Her specialist gently raised the topic of donor eggs.

"I wasn't ready to give up on my own eggs. I felt there was something the lab wasn't catching."

A New Set of Eyes

Through SSAnkang, Emma's case was reviewed by Dr. Chen Ying at a Guangzhou reproductive medicine center performing over 20,000 IVF cycles annually.

Dr. Chen's assessment: the Sydney cycles used a standard antagonist protocol that under-recruited follicles given Emma's borderline ovarian reserve.…