Domestic options are limited, as current guidelines only allow donor procedures for married couples. With medical technology advancing faster than policy, seeking treatment abroad offers a practical path. This reflects personal choices within Japan’s broader context of low fertility and shifting family norms.

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Even though Japan’s official guidelines only allow donor insemination for married couples, a few clinics discreetly accept single women using overseas sperm banks.