SW News: One in 6 persons experiences infertility globally, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report. The study shows that infertility affects every segment of the world's population. The group states in a press release that the rates are comparable for high, middle, and low-income countries.

The organization demands expanded and improved access to fertility treatments. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that "the sheer number of people affected shows the need to expand access to fertility care and ensure this issue is no longer sidelined in health research and policy so that safe, effective, and affordable ways to attain parenthood are available for those who seek it."

According to the National Health Service of the UK, infertility is usually only diagnosed when a couple has not managed to conceive after a year of trying. There are 2 types of infertility: primary infertility – where someone who's never conceived a child in the past has difficulty conceiving and secondary infertility – where someone has had 1 or more pregnancies in the past, but is having difficulty conceiving again.

The WHO said public health resources are rarely used in many countries to pay for reproductive therapy, which puts many people in a difficult financial situation.

According to the survey, people in poorer nations spend a larger percentage of their income on fertility treatment than do people in wealthier countries.

When natural remedies fail, it is believed that high prices will discourage some people from receiving therapy, which will lead to their inability to conceive.

Infertility does not discriminate, as the report makes clear, according to Dr. Tedros Adhanom.

"The sheer number of impacted people shows the need to increase access to fertility care and ensure that this topic is no longer ignored in health research and policy so that safe, effective, and cheap means of achieving motherhood are available for those who seek it," he continued.