VietNamNet Bridge – A latest survey showed that the rate of
childless couples in the country has gone up by 8 percent or a total of one
million Vietnamese couples.
This upward trend is worrisome as
even medical experts warn of more and more couples in the country facing
infertility.
The survey also pointed out that
in some regions of the country the rate of childless couples was higher, such
as in Hanoi with 13 percent and the central province of Khanh Hoa with 14
percent.
Infertility puts a lot of
pressure on Vietnamese women and affects the quality of their marriage. X.Hoa,
35, a director of a private company in the northern province of Hai Phong, said
although he married more than three years back, he is still issueless because
both he and his wife suffer from a problem in the reproductive system.
The National Maternity Hospital
in Hanoi used to receive only five such couples a week, which has now increased
to 10 infertile couples a week for treatment.
Noticeably, the Hanoi-based
Military Hospital's Embryo Technology Center treats around 10,000 childless
couples annually. Doctor Quan Hoang Lam, the center's director, said the demand
for infertility treatment is increasing and most infertile couples are between
the ages of 25-32.
According to scientists, stress,
improper diet, and consuming contaminated food are the main causes of
infertility. Even living in a contaminated or unhealthy environment can cause
infertility.
Infertility in men can be
attributed to low sperm count, up to 90 percent, and the condition can be
brought on by work pressure, alcohol and smoking.
More worrisome, infertility in
women can be caused by unsafe sex resulting in infection in sexual organs,
leading to miscarriages and abortions. Statistics show the rate of Vietnamese
women undergoing abortion is around 32 percent or one million cases a year.
This is the highest rate of abortion in women in the world.
Health Deputy Minister Nguyen
Viet Tien said infertility is a grave challenge for the country.
Vietnam now has a total of 14
centers for infertility treatment. Skilled physicians in these centers are as
good as their counterparts in the world with a higher rate of success of 35-40
percent or even 50 percent in Tu Du and the National Maternity Hospital, along
with lower cost of VND60 million (US$2,867) while it is more than $15,000 in
the US.
Source: SGGP
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