Infertility has been officially acknowledged by WHO (World Health Organization) as a disease, defining a couple’s unsuccessful efforts to get pregnant after 1 year of trying.

April 25th to 30th 2022 is established as Fertility Awareness Week, globally and actions and activities are being carried out in Europe as well as in the US.

“We are here to ensure family formation as the basic right of every human being. The science developed and the technology applied nowadays, both offer solutions so the life dream of creating a family, becomes a reality. Furthermore, the ability to preserve fertility, the most valuable element in life, ensures less emotional roller-coasters later on in life and provides the gift of time, stated Mrs. Alexia Chatziparasidou, MSc, PMI-RMP, Consultant Clinical Embryologist, Director of Embryolab Academy, Co-Founder of Embryolab Fertility Clinic

“We are living in the New Era of the Assisted Reproduction with provision the technological breakthroughs in the pharmaceutical and recombinant DNA sectors, the micro investigation, cryobiology, the genetics and I could go on… as well as the individualized reproductive therapy which is the new chapter in the history of assisting reproduction, noted Dr. Nikos Christoforidis, MD, MSc, FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Embryolab Clinical & Scientific Director.

Fertility should be supported and best practices promoted to develop the ART science even further, is this year’s strong message heard globally.

Let’s all collaborate to make sure that this basic and fundamental biological need is met with dignity, high level expertise, and always through an individual approach, so much in need to address this sensitive issue for every human being.