Thanks to the expansion of the state program to overcome infertility, all couples with primary infertility under the age of 36 can become beneficiaries of the program, Nune Pashayan, Head of the Mother and Child Health Care Department of the Armenian Ministry of Health, said on Monday during a press conference.

According to her, beneficiaries of the program can be people belonging to the following groups.

All childless women under the age of 36 with infertility for two years or more, regardless of their status and place of residence. For this group, a complete package is defined: determination of the etiology of infertility, including necessary examinations, and treatment, including artificial insemination and one attempt at in vitro fertilization with 100 percent funding, and the 2nd attempt with 50 percent participation of the state. And if the citizen applied before the age of 36, he maintains the status of the beneficiary until the age of 38.

For the first time, couples with secondary infertility were also included as beneficiaries of the program. Women aged 20-36 from border settlements who have 1 child are given the opportunity to have a 2nd child. In this case, marital status and at least one year of registration in the border regions are mandatory. The package provided: determination of the etiology of infertility, intrauterine insemination, and one attempt at in vitro fertilization.

Women aged 36-42, who do not necessarily have infertility, but simply want to have a child, can use the program. Only the seeding package is defined for this group.

She noted that the age limit was set on the basis of international experience and based on the effectiveness of the program. "Efficiency decreases sharply with increasing age, and we are interested in more children being born within the framework of the program, so that at least the issue of primary infertility is solved in our country, that is, every family has at least one child," she said.

Everyone in Armenia to be able to make use of program to overcome infertility