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What you need to know about infertility

What you need to know about infertility (Photo: iStock)

Just this week, the WHO released a report on global rates of infertility. Worldwide data shows that infertility affects about one in every six people.

And the rates appear to be more or less uniform in all regions of the world. The report highlighted discrepancies in fertility treatments; including diagnosis, access to treatment and affordability. The distress, stigma and financial hardships related to infertility should not be forgotten.

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