Title |
Infertility care and the introduction of new reproductive technologies in poor resource settings
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Published in |
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7827-12-87 |
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Authors |
Luis Bahamondes, Maria Y Makuch |
Abstract |
The overall prevalence of infertility was estimated to be 3.5-16.7% in developing countries and 6.9-9.3% in developed countries. Furthermore, according to reports from some regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence rate is 30-40%. The consequences of infertility and how it affects the lives of women in poor-resource settings, particularly in developing countries, has become an important issue to be discussed in reproductive health. In some societies, the inability to fulfill the desire to have children makes life difficult for the infertile couple. In many regions, infertility is considered a tragedy that affects not only the infertile couple or woman, but the entire family. |
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