"二孩政策"出臺 或致精子庫資源更緊張

China's sperm banks are already facing a shortage of donors, and the two-child policy may put more pressure on the institutions.

中國的精子庫本就面臨捐獻者不足的問題，而"全面二孩"政策或許將加劇精子庫資源緊張。

According to reports, a growing number of couples with fertility problems have visited local hospitals and sperm banks for consultations since the two-child policy announcement.

據報道，"全面二孩"政策宣佈後，越來越多的不孕不育夫婦前往當地醫院和精子庫諮詢。

"Actually, there has been a rise in the number of infertile couples who have come to ask about having a second child," said Xue Jie, a head nurse with the reproductive center of the hospital affiliated with the Nanchang Research Institute of Medical Sciences.

南昌市醫科所附屬醫院生殖中心護士長薛潔表示，"實際上，來諮詢生二孩的不孕不育夫婦有所增加。"

According to statistics released by the China Population Association at the end of 2012, 40m people have fertility issues, accounting for 12.5% of the population aged between 20 and 49.

根據中國人口學會2012年底的數據，我國不孕不育患者已達4000萬人，佔到20歲至49歲人口的12.5%。