Key Facts

• Thousands of patients from China, South Korea, Europe, and Southeast Asia travel to Thailand each year for fertility care.
• Bangkok clinics provide services like medical packages, interpreters, hotel arrangements, and quick appointments.
• Thailand is seen as a solution for couples facing long, costly, and difficult fertility treatments elsewhere.
• The growing demand has led to a network of middlemen and some illegal practices.
• NGOs warn that young women from Thailand and Cambodia may be recruited as egg donors without full information about health risks.
• Some women are contacted through social media or messaging apps and offered money for invasive medical procedures.
• Fertility clinics in Thailand combine advanced medical technology with services tailored to foreign patients.
• This situation raises concerns about ethical issues and the protection of donors’ rights.