Study: One in five Kenyan couple suffers from infertility

Kenya reportedly made great strides in birth control programs, but not in the treatment of infertility. Kenya Fertility Society

Led by Prof. Koigi Kamau, President of the Society, and Dr. Pauline Wanjiku, experts estimated that 4.2 million Kenyans needed interventions to design

FERTILITY CENTERS

Dr. Wanjiku, an embryologist, stated that there were only nine fertility centers in the country and only one is based in Mombasa, the rest in Nairobi and that they do not open every day.

"The cost of having to go far for treatment is too high and the treatment is also not affordable for mwananchi," she said.

Dr. Wanjiku stated that Kenya also suffered from a severe shortage of embryologists. s, most practicing in private hospitals. "When we invest more in infertility, we can help more Kenyans suffering in silence either because they do not have the money, or because the hospitals are far and expensive. "she said.

procured under dangerous conditions, thus interfering with the reproductive organs. She said that many women who have purchased unsafe abortions do not bother to seek treatment, making their delivery even more difficult.

IMPOSSIBLE TO DESIGN

girls. They interfere with their organs and when they are of childbearing age, they realize that they can not conceive, "said Dr. Wanjiku.

The embryologist stated that most people do not seek not professional help, but consult charlatans.Hygiene procedures for abortion and report to the hospital when there are complications.

The infertility is Inability to conceive within 12 months.In men, the causes include untreated badually transmitted diseases, excessive consumption of alcohol, smoking, drug abuse and high blood pressure. Exposure to environmental toxins In women, unsafe abortion and old age may be some of the causes.

Professor Kamau said that for years, women bore the burden of infertility despite the lack of difference in the percentage of hom my and affected women

. "UNEXPLAINED FACTORS"

"Men and women are also affected by infertility, with 30% of male factors and 30% of female factors. Forty percent of cases are often caused by unexplained factors.

Merck Foundation Executive Director Rasha Kelej said that women without children are victims of discrimination and stigmatization

couples in developing countries suffer from primary or secondary infertility. In sub-Saharan Africa, infertility is caused by infections in more than 85% of women compared to 33% worldwide, underscoring the importance of prevention programs on the continent.