The infertility rate in Tibet, which has a total population of 3.17 million, hovers around 10 percent. "Many couples struggling to conceive have already made appointments for consultations," said Li Jun, director of the center.

Li warned, however, that the plateau, with low pressure and low oxygen level, may pose challenges. "We will culture the ova in a pressure-and-oxygen-controlled environment," he said. Statistics show about five million babies have been born globally thanks to IVF. China's first such baby, Zheng Mengzhu, was born in March, 1988, in Beijing.

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