Ovum bank plan

Ovum bank plan

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Kishimoto, representative of Oocyte Donation Network, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2013. The private entity promoting egg donation for fertility treatment will start recruiting women willing to donate eggs for free to launch an "ovum bank," in the first such endeavor by a private-sector group in Japan.

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