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Title: Now is the time to introduce new innovative assisted reproduction methods to implement accessible, affordable, and demonstrably successful advanced infertility services in resource-poor countries
Authors: OMBELET, Willem 
Van Blerkom, Jonathan
BOSHOFF, Gerhard 
Huyser, Carin
Lopes, Federica
NARGUND, Geeta 
Sallam, Hassan
Vanmechelen, Koen
Campo, Rudi
Issue Date: 2025
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Source: Human Reproduction Open, 2025 (1) (Art N° hoaf001)
Abstract: Nearly 200 million people worldwide suffer from infertility. Disparities exist between developed and developing countries due to differences in the availability of infertility care, different reimbursement policies and socio-cultural differences surrounding procreation. In low- and middle-income countries, specialized infertility centres are either scarce or non-existent, mostly in private settings, and accessible only to the fortunate few who can afford them. The success and sustainability of ARTs will depend on our ability to optimize these techniques in terms of availability, affordability, and effectiveness. A low-cost, simplified IVF system has been developed and shown to be safe, cost-effective, and widely applicable to low-resource settings. Combined with inexpensive mild ovarian stimulation protocols, this could become a truly effective means of treating infertility and performing assisted reproduction at affordable prices, but only if such programmes are sincerely desired and supported by all relevant stakeholders. A receptive political, governmental, and clinical community is essential.
Notes: Ombelet, W (corresponding author), Reeweg 74, B-3600 Genk, Belgium.
willem.ombelet@telenet.be
Keywords: accessible;affordable;assisted reproduction;infertility care;LMICs;low- and middle-income countries;simplified IVF
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/45414
e-ISSN: 2399-3529
DOI: 10.1093/hropen/hoaf001
ISI #: 001417608800001
Rights: The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. This an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Category: A2
Type: Journal Contribution
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