ReviewReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2014
Infertility care and the introduction of new reproductive technologies in poor resource settings.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and contributing factors of depression among women with infertility in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Global, Regional, and National Burden of Female Infertility Attributable to Chlamydia Infections, 1990-2023: An Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- A realist evaluation of the development, implementation and outcomes of the first public ART Centre in Morocco.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Primary and Secondary Infertility in Zahedan, Southeast Iran, 2020-2022: A Cross-Sectional Population-based Study.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2025Article
- Fertility Care in Low and Middle Income Countries: Policy, Politics, and Macro-Level Influences on Implementation in Uganda.Reproduction & fertility · 2025Article
- Plant-based bioactives and oxidative stress in reproduction: anti-inflammatory and metabolic protection mechanisms.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- From Choice to Justice: Disrupting the Binary Political Logics of Assisted Reproduction.Health and human rights · 2024Article
- The landscape of assisted reproductive technology access in India.Reproduction & fertility · 2024Article
- Declining global fertility rates and the implications for family planning and family building: an IFFS consensus document based on a narrative review of the literature.Human reproduction update · 2024Review
- Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2024Article
- A decennial cross-sectional review of assisted reproductive technology in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The search for the principle of justice for infertile couples: characterization of the brazilian population and bioethical discussion.BMC medical ethics · 2023Observational
- Introducing assisted reproductive technologies in The Gambia, a survey on the perspectives of Gambian healthcare professionals and medical students.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The influence of paternal overweight on sperm chromatin integrity, fertilization rate and pregnancy outcome among males attending fertility clinic for IVF/ICSI treatment.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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- "We are only looking at the tip of the iceberg in infertility": perspectives of health providers about fertility issues and management among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Simplified sperm testing devices: a possible tool to overcome lack of accessibility and inconsistency in male factor infertility diagnosis. An opportunity for low- and middle- income countries.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2021Article
- Development and Characterization of Saturated Fatty Acid-Engineered, Silica-Coated Lipid Vesicular System for Effective Oral Delivery of Alfa-Choriogonadotropin.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2021Article
- IVF and other ART in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic landscape analysis.Human reproduction update · 2021Review
- Role ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe 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.
methodsThis is a position paper which encompasses a review of the needs of low-income infertile couples, mainly those living in developing countries, regarding access to infertility care, including ART and initiatives to provide ART at low or affordable cost. Information was gathered from the databases MEDLINE, CENTRAL, POPLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, and ICTRP with the key words: infertility, low income, assisted reproductive technologies, affordable cost, low cost.
resultsThere are few initiatives geared toward implementing ART procedures at low cost or at least at affordable cost in low-income populations. Nevertheless, from recent studies, possibilities have emerged for new low-cost initiatives that can help millions of couples to achieve the desire of having a biological child.
conclusionsIt is necessary for healthcare professionals and policymakers to take into account these new initiatives in order to implement ART in resource-constrained settings.
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