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Beijing, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization released a report on April 4 that about 4.17% of adults worldwide are infertile, and some of them urgently need to get more affordable, high-quality reproductive health care services.WHO draws these conclusions from 1990 relevant studies conducted in many parts of the world between 2021 and 133. About 17.8% of adults in high-income countries suffer from infertility, compared with a slightly lower proportion of 16.5% in low- and middle-income countries, the report shows.
Pedestrians wearing masks walk the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, July 2022, 7. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
The clinical manifestation of infertility is that both men and women have regular sexual intercourse for at least one year, and the woman is not pregnant without contraception. The causes of infertility are divided into male infertility and female infertility.
"Such a high proportion of the affected population underscores the need to expand access to reproductive health while ensuring that the issue is no longer marginalized in health research and policy so that those seeking to have children can become parents in a safe, effective and affordable way," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ”
According to the WHO, infertility affects people's mental health, increases mental stress, causes discrimination and causes financial hardship for some people. However, infertility is still underfunded for prevention, diagnosis and treatment, with many people struggling to access services due to high costs, social bias and limited resources, or may be pushed into poverty by seeking treatment. (Wang Xinfang)