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One in six couples suffers from infertility in Armenia - doctor
13:48 - 18.01.14
The infertility rate among the married couples in Armenia is one to
six, a specialist has said, introducing the activities of a new
foundation offering medical aid to those families.
At a news conference on Saturday, Edward Hambardzumyan, President of
the Armenian Society for Reproductive Medicine, said the foundation
Aragil(swallow) was established last year with the purpose of offering
free treatment to patients not affording the costs of paid healthcare
services.
`The foundation Aragil, which is adjunct to the Armenian Society for
Reproductive Medicine, has been functioning since 2013,' he said.
The foundation's means are generated from benefactors' donations, said
Karine Tokhunts, an expert.
`The foundation Aragil is one of our key achievements in the sphere of
reproductive health. To date, we have 300 couples who have applied and
were registered. We take stock of the couples whose family income
isn't above 200,000 Drams [$492],' she said, adding that the
foundation presently has 22 registered beneficiaries.
The foundation has so far registered one newborn triple and two
pregnancies, according to the specialist.
Tokhunts said despite the large number of couples suffering from the
infertility problem, the foundation is doing its best to offer them
all a chance of one trial.
`The highest amount of money that we can transfer is 1.600.000 Drams
[approx. $395,000]. That covers the entire cycle of treatment,' he
explained.
The internationally accepted age limit of treating infertility is 35,
but the foundation has decided to offer a chance to patients aged to
40, Tokhunts added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/01/18/couples/
From: A. Papazian
13:48 - 18.01.14
The infertility rate among the married couples in Armenia is one to
six, a specialist has said, introducing the activities of a new
foundation offering medical aid to those families.
At a news conference on Saturday, Edward Hambardzumyan, President of
the Armenian Society for Reproductive Medicine, said the foundation
Aragil(swallow) was established last year with the purpose of offering
free treatment to patients not affording the costs of paid healthcare
services.
`The foundation Aragil, which is adjunct to the Armenian Society for
Reproductive Medicine, has been functioning since 2013,' he said.
The foundation's means are generated from benefactors' donations, said
Karine Tokhunts, an expert.
`The foundation Aragil is one of our key achievements in the sphere of
reproductive health. To date, we have 300 couples who have applied and
were registered. We take stock of the couples whose family income
isn't above 200,000 Drams [$492],' she said, adding that the
foundation presently has 22 registered beneficiaries.
The foundation has so far registered one newborn triple and two
pregnancies, according to the specialist.
Tokhunts said despite the large number of couples suffering from the
infertility problem, the foundation is doing its best to offer them
all a chance of one trial.
`The highest amount of money that we can transfer is 1.600.000 Drams
[approx. $395,000]. That covers the entire cycle of treatment,' he
explained.
The internationally accepted age limit of treating infertility is 35,
but the foundation has decided to offer a chance to patients aged to
40, Tokhunts added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/01/18/couples/
From: A. Papazian