Number of women in fertility treatment doubles in a decade

Number of women in fertility treatment doubles in a decade
Most Faroese women seeking fertility care travel to Copenhagen for specialised procedures not readily available in the Faroes
 
03.01.2024 - 15:07

Sixty Faroese women sought fertility treatment in 2023.

This is the highest annual number to date, more than twice as high as in 2014.

These figures represent women in treatment, although the women are often accompanied by their male partners.

Among the many conditions for receiving publicly funded fertility treatment are that the couple has been living together in a committed relationship for at least two years.

 

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

English version by prosa.fo.

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