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Better access to IVF ‘necessary’ to stop declining birth rate
(wz) Giving patients access to fertility treatment will help stem the declining birth rate in Europe - say demographic health experts.
Delegates meeting at the ‘State of the A.R.T’ conference organised by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology were told that with the current decline in population size, it is estimated that by 2050 one-in-three Europeans will be aged over 65 years.
A total fertility rate of around 2.1 children per woman is needed, it was claimed, to maintain the current population; and yet birth rates are on average closer to 1.50 children per woman.
Speaking at the conference Professor Paul Devroey, of the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Free University of Brussels, said: “Research published this month supports the trend showing that European countries that have greater funding for and access to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have more live births through this treatment option. more…
From: »OnMedica«