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India yet to recognise `infertility` as disease: Expert
New Delhi, June 15: Even as the world observes June as `world infertility month`, India is yet to recognise the problem of infertility as a disease, an expert has said.
New Delhi, June 15: Even as the world observes June as "world infertility month", India is yet to recognise the problem of infertility as a disease, an expert has said.
"Once the problem gets covered under health insurance, those who cannot afford the treatment as of now could also
get the benefit of modern treatment methods which are comparatively expensive," Dr Sonia Malik heading Centre for Human Reproduction "Southend Rotunda" said.
Inclusion of infertility in the list of diseases would not only provide more opportunities to the people suffering from the problems related to impotency but also help people understand the problem in a better way, she said.
"No study has been done in the country to know as to how many people are suffering from this problem unlike in the US where about 40 million couples have difficulty in conceiving," she said.
The problem of infertility both among men and women gets manifested due to the increasing levels of stress and pollution alongwith tuberculosis. It has a negative effect on their reproductive capacity, she said.
"With growing levels of pollution and competition around the world in almost every field people feel more stressed which directly affects their capacity to reproduce," she said.
In India, tuberculosis plays a major role in driving people infertile, she said adding, "There is a need to create awareness about infertility to wipe out the stigma attached to the problem."
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Inclusion of infertility in the list of diseases would not only provide more opportunities to the people suffering from the problems related to impotency but also help people understand the problem in a better way, she said.
"No study has been done in the country to know as to how many people are suffering from this problem unlike in the US where about 40 million couples have difficulty in conceiving," she said.
The problem of infertility both among men and women gets manifested due to the increasing levels of stress and pollution alongwith tuberculosis. It has a negative effect on their reproductive capacity, she said.
"With growing levels of pollution and competition around the world in almost every field people feel more stressed which directly affects their capacity to reproduce," she said.
In India, tuberculosis plays a major role in driving people infertile, she said adding, "There is a need to create awareness about infertility to wipe out the stigma attached to the problem."
Bureau Report