BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infertility, defined as the failure to conceive after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected intercourse, may affect as many as 15 percent of couples around the world including Asia.1 Like other countries, China’s infertility rate is on the rise increasing from 3 percent to 15 percent in the past 20 years.2 It is estimated that at least 40 million Chinese couples have difficulty in having children or are actually infertile.