Global Health: Sands of adults in the world suffer from infertility

In a report issued by the World Health Organization, on Tuesday said that about 17.5% of the adult population, or about 1 in 6 people around the world, suffered from infertility, and emphasized the urgent need to increase access to high quality health care, specialized in fertility and affordable prices for the needy. And estimates within the report show a limited contrast in the spread of infertility between regions around the world, which means that infertility does not distinguish between the inhabitants of rich, medium income or poor countries, pointing out that this situation is a major health challenge in the world. The prevalence of infertility in high -income countries was about 17.8%, while countries with low and medium income were about 16.5%. The general manager of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanum Jibisus, said the report reveals an important fact, which is that “infertility does not distinguish.” In a statement, Gibrisus added that the large percentage of affected persons showed the need to expand the extent of fertility care and to ensure that this problem is no longer marginalized in research and health policies, so that safe, effective and affordable methods are available to bring about paternity for those looking for it. It can cause infertility a great psychological distress and stigma in some societies, and sometimes financial problems, which affect luxury and social psychology, according to the report. The high cost and lack of financing and according to the report, despite the size of the problem, the infertility and diagnosis solutions still include, including advanced reproductive techniques, such as fertilization in the laboratory, suffering from a lack of financing, and may not be easily accessible due to high cost and limited availability. In most countries, fertility treatment is funded at the private cost of the patient, especially because health insurance in many countries does not include this type of treatment. Infertile people in the poorest countries spend a larger percentage of their income on fertility medicine, compared to others in the richer countries. “Infertility is a trap”, in turn, the director of sexual and reproductive health at Pascal Alaty Health Organization said that after looking for the treatment places, millions of people face excessive costs during health care, making this crisis a big issue of fairness … The sterility is the trap of medical poverty. ” Better policy and public financing can significantly improve treatment and protect poor families from poverty claws due to infertility treatment. While the new report shows convincing evidence of the high global distribution of infertility, it emphasizes the ongoing shortage of data in many countries and some regions. Experts in the World Health Organization call for an increase in the availability of national data on infertility, classified by age and the reason to measure infertility, as well as knowing who needs fertility care and how the risks can be reduced. Also read: