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Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…

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Infertility affects one in six people globally, according to a report from the World Health Organization, which urged countries to do more to help people conceive, Bloomberg reported. Researchers found little difference between high, middle and low-income countries in the report published Tuesday. This crisis has left many people struggling…

The organization also said high costs for fertility treatments were a “medical poverty trap.”

Senators Catherine Ardagh and Fiona O'Loughlin have introduced legislation to establish publicly funded IVF. It is an important step forward in laying the groundwork for reaching a system of publicly funded assisted human reproduction treatment in Ireland.

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UN health agency calls for cheaper and more accessible treatments to help those trying to start a family.

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease.

LONDON — Infertility affects one in six people globally, according to a report from the World Health Organization, which urged countries to do more to help people conceive.