Samir Hamamah is professor of medicine and reproductive biology at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier-Nîmes as well as at the University Hospital Center of Montpellier. At the request of the government, he also participated in the writing of a
report on the causes of infertility
, published in February 2022.
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- What are the lessons to be learned from this “
first report of its kind in 10 years
” on infertility?
Samir HAMAMAH. -
Since 2010, the WHO recognizes infertility as a disease.
It affects 300 million people worldwide.
This new report goes further in the analysis.
On the one hand, it indicates that developed countries are as affected as poor countries.
And on the other hand that one in six couples is a victim of infertility.
The experts say it in a rather timorous way, but this disease affects the intimate, the couple concerned.
Read alsoTreatment of infertility: risks to be assessed throughout life
Indeed, WHO experts discuss the mental consequences of infertility on couples, what are they?
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