The new WHO infertility guideline: A universal right to equitable, evidence‐based fertility care
M. Louise Hull, Kurt T. Barnhart, Nikhil C. Purandare, Aparna Sridhar, E. Göknur Topçu, Scott M. Nelson, M. Louise Hull, M. Louise Hull, Nikhil Purandare, Elif G. Topcu, Jackline Akol, Akira Iwase, Ivonne Diaz Yamal, Haroon Latif, Pablo Diaz Spíndola, Sunita R. Tandulwadkar, Virginia Chaquiriand, Yi · 2026
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Hull and a team of co-authors praised the first infertility guideline from the World Health Organization in twenty twenty-six. The guideline marks a global shift. Infertility is treated as a health problem. It needs prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and policy support. About one in six people worldwide goes through it.
Its forty recommendations and six good practice statements stress hands-on paths to a diagnosis. They also stress cost-effective treatments, mental health support, and shared decision-making. Prevention is built into routine care. It includes fertility education, lifestyle counseling, smoking cessation, and early infection treatment. The authors write for an international gynecology federation. They back fitting services to local means. They also back access for all, no matter their marital status, gender, orientation, or income. Gaps remain around fertility preservation and male infertility. Still, the guideline treats infertility as a top public health concern.
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| CREATOR | M. Louise Hull, Kurt T. Barnhart, Nikhil C. Purandare, Aparna Sridhar, E. Göknur Topçu, Scott M. Nelson, M. Louise Hull, M. Louise Hull, Nikhil Purandare, Elif G. Topcu, Jackline Akol, Akira Iwase, Ivonne Diaz Yamal, Haroon Latif, Pablo Diaz Spíndola, Sunita R. Tandulwadkar, Virginia Chaquiriand, Yi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |