In Ukraine, the state program continues to operate, according to which citizens can receive free infertility treatment. For this, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) methods are used, which give a fairly high chance of becoming parents, but are usually expensive in private clinics, the press service of the Ministry of Health reported..

" According to the program, women aged 19 to 40 have the opportunity to receive the first fertilization attempt free of charge, which the state will pay for the medical institution,"

In 2023, our country plans to provide free infertility treatment using ART for 573 women. 106 more patients can take advantage of this opportunity than last year.

The Ministry of Health clarified that medicines and laboratory equipment for the relevant procedures for the first attempt at fertilization are also provided by public funds through the Medical Procurement of Ukraine.. Accordingly, women will not need to buy medicines on their own under this program..

Currently, three medical institutions are conducting the first course of infertility treatment using assisted reproductive technologies free of charge:.

Clinic of Reproductive Technologies NUPH named after P. Shupyk in Kyiv;

Precarpathian Center for Human Reproduction in Ivano-Frankivsk;

Ukrainian Medical Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology of Kharkiv.

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For the organization of treatment, the medical documentation of women with all examinations at the place of residence is sent to the commission of the local department / health department, which reviews the information and provides conclusions to the commission of the Ministry of Health.

The latter makes a decision to send patients to one of the institutions for treatment at public expense, and the health department/department provides the citizens with the necessary information and directs them to the appropriate procedures..

In the order of the Ministry of Health, you can learn more about the procedure for referral for a free first course of infertility treatment by the mentioned methods according to absolute indications.

Last year, scientists at the Ukrainian Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics announced that they were able to detect a gene responsible for sexual developmental disorders and infertility..