One in 20 newborn infants was born through in vitro fertilization treatment in Japan in 2015, resulting in a record number of births, a recent tally showed.The upward trend in the number of IVF treatments is expected to continue in the country where couples are increasingly turning to infertility treatment as more people marry later in life, according to experts.The survey by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology said a record 424,151 in vitro fertilizations were performed in 2015, resulting in 51,001 births, also an all-time high.
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