IVF and other ART in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic landscape analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infertility affects 48.5 million couples worldwide with a prevalence estimated at 3.5-16.7% in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and as high as 30-40% in Sub-Saharan Africa. ART services are not accessible to the majority of these infertile couples due to the high cost of treatments in addition to cultural, religious and legal barriers. Infertility and childlessness, particularly in LMIC, have devastating consequences, which has resulted in considerable interest in developing affordable IVF procedures. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the safety, efficiency and ability to replicate techniques under different field conditions, and how to integrate more affordable ART options into existing infrastructures.

Objective and rationale

This review was per

SUBMITTER: Chiware TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903111 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature