One in six infertile worldwide, WHO warns
One in six people worldwide are affected by infertility, pushing millions of hopeful parents into a “medical poverty trap” as treatment costs are so extortionate, the World Health Organization has warned.
In the UN agency’s first estimates of infertility prevalence in more than a decade, researchers found that around 17.5 per cent of the global population experience infertility, with similar rates across continents.
“The report reveals an important truth – infertility does not discriminate,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general at WHO.
One in six people worldwide are affected by infertility, pushing millions of hopeful parents into a “medical poverty trap” as treatment costs are so extortionate, the World Health Organization has warned.
In the UN agency’s first estimates of infertility prevalence in more than a decade, researchers found that around 17.5 per cent of the global population experience infertility, with similar rates across continents.
“The report reveals an important truth – infertility does not discriminate,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general at WHO.
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