Test-tube taboos bring parents to Turkey
(sz) Religious condemnation is the most significant reason why Turkey is more successful than many European countries in helping parents to have in vitro fertilization (IVF) babies, said Professor Turan Çetin in the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Çukurova University’s Medical School.
The Roman Catholic Church is opposed to most kinds of in vitro fertilization and advocates that infertility is a call from God to adopt children. The price tag in Turkey for a high-quality IVF procedure is substantially lower than in European countries.
The cost of in vitro fertilization IVF, ranges between $9,000 and $10,000 in other countries but the “test-tube” method of having a baby costs only YTL 3,000 in Turkey where the success rate is gradually increasing, Çetin told the Anatolian new agency this week. Social security insurance covers YTL 1,200 of the cost if the candidate mother is under 40.The desire to have children and create a family is one of the most basic of human instincts - but World Health Organization statistics show that one in seven couples is unable to have children without assistance from a physician.
Istanbul’s first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) center at Jinemed Hospital is one of a number in Turkey reaching out to patients abroad who might not have the money, legal right or time to wait in their own countries. Established over 16 years ago Jinemed has pioneered the introduction of many advances in fertility technology. Since then, the total number of IVF clinics in Turkey has reached 50. more…
From: »Turkish Daily News«