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ONE IN SEVEN FAMILIES IN ARMENIA HAS INFERTILITY PROBLEM
news.am
November 20, 2012 | 11:29
YEREVAN. - One in seven families in Armenia has an infertility problem,
Armenian Association for Reproductive Health Director, gynecologist
Eduard Hambardzumyan stated during a press conference on Tuesday.
In his words, the infertility rate in Armenia has reduced as compared
with the past five years. "Infertility in Armenia was 28 percent
ten years ago, but today it is already 16-18 percent. The infertility
percentage in Artsakh [that is, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)] is
higher: 18 percent. Yet this number is greater than in the developed
countries. If the infertility percentage is more than 5 percent,
this causes a demographic problem," Hambardzumyan noted.
In her turn, the aforesaid association's deputy director, gynecologist
Karine Pokhunts said infertility in Armenia has its causes. "There
aren't any infertility treatment centers in remote regions. Measures
are taken to train physicians and establish centers, including in NKR.
Also, a fund is created to assist families with such problems, since
artificial insemination in Armenia costs $3,500-$5,000 on the average,"
Pokhunts said.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
November 20, 2012 | 11:29
YEREVAN. - One in seven families in Armenia has an infertility problem,
Armenian Association for Reproductive Health Director, gynecologist
Eduard Hambardzumyan stated during a press conference on Tuesday.
In his words, the infertility rate in Armenia has reduced as compared
with the past five years. "Infertility in Armenia was 28 percent
ten years ago, but today it is already 16-18 percent. The infertility
percentage in Artsakh [that is, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)] is
higher: 18 percent. Yet this number is greater than in the developed
countries. If the infertility percentage is more than 5 percent,
this causes a demographic problem," Hambardzumyan noted.
In her turn, the aforesaid association's deputy director, gynecologist
Karine Pokhunts said infertility in Armenia has its causes. "There
aren't any infertility treatment centers in remote regions. Measures
are taken to train physicians and establish centers, including in NKR.
Also, a fund is created to assist families with such problems, since
artificial insemination in Armenia costs $3,500-$5,000 on the average,"
Pokhunts said.
From: Baghdasarian