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Fertility treatment in Mexico
Mexico had 47 centers reporting to the Latin American Registry in 2021, the most after Brazil, with 21,213 initiated cycles, close to Argentina for second place by volume. Rules on assisted reproduction are split between federal health law and state civil codes, as the Supreme Court explained in a 2021 ruling on surrogacy in Tabasco.
By FertilityList Editorial (AI-assisted) · Sources checked 2026-11-13
This page summarizes laws and published data for general information. It is not legal or medical advice, and laws change. Confirm current rules with the clinic and an independent local lawyer.
Key facts
The legal framework
Federal and state roles
In Action of Unconstitutionality 16/2016, decided in June 2021, Mexico’s Supreme Court (SCJN) reviewed provisions of the Tabasco Civil Code on assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy. The Court invalidated parts of them, including for invading the federal Congress’s competence over general health matters, while noting that substantive civil matters belong to the states. In practice, rules on parentage and surrogacy differ from state to state.[2]
Egg freezing and embryo freezing
Mexican centers reported 1,012 fertility-preservation cycles (mainly egg or embryo freezing) to the Latin American Registry for 2021, and 5,496 frozen embryo transfers using patients’ own eggs.[1]
For how egg and embryo freezing work and how common they are in the US, see our guides on egg freezing and frozen vs. fresh embryo transfer.
Latin American Registry of Assisted Reproduction (RLA), 2021
| Centers reporting to the registry | 47 |
|---|---|
| Total initiated cycles (all types) | 21,213 |
| Fresh IVF/ICSI cycles with own eggs | 8,651 |
| Frozen embryo transfers (own eggs) | 5,496 |
| Egg donation cycles | 5,628 |
| Fertility preservation cycles | 1,012 |
| Estimated live births from ART | 5,873 |
| Estimated share of all births in the country | 0.31% |
Source: [1]. REDLARA data come from accredited centers that report voluntarily; not every clinic in the country is included.
Registry figures describe national activity. They are not a measure of any single clinic’s results, and they are not directly comparable with US CDC clinic data, which use different definitions. See how to read IVF success rates.
Questions to ask a clinic in Mexico
- Does the clinic report its results to the national or regional registry, and can it share its own outcomes by age?
- Which of the rules on this page apply to you as a foreign patient, and what documents will you need?
- If you use donor eggs, sperm or embryos, what information about the donor will you and a future child be able to access?
- How long can frozen eggs or embryos be stored, what does storage cost each year, and can they be shipped to another country?
- How many visits are needed in person, and which steps can be done with a clinic at home?
See also our full list of questions to ask a fertility clinic.
Not covered yet
We only publish facts we can tie to a primary source. Not yet covered on this page: Treatment prices; State-by-state surrogacy rules; Clinic-level success rates.
Sources
- [1] REDLARA (Latin American Network of Assisted Reproduction). Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Latin America: the Latin American Registry, 2021 (JBRA Assist Reprod 2025;29(1):167-190). Accessed 2026-11-13.
- [2] Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN). Acción de Inconstitucionalidad 16/2016: análisis constitucional de diversas disposiciones del Código Civil de Tabasco relacionadas con la gestación subrogada (Crónicas del Pleno, 2021). Accessed 2026-11-13.