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Male employment migration cause of infertility in Armenian families - doctor
TERT.AM
15:37 - 03.02.13
Infertility in Armenian families is often caused by viruses which men
contract while being abroad for long-term employment purposes, says an
Armenian doctor.
Speaking to Tert.am, Director of Armenian-American Wellness Center
(Mammography Center) Khachanush Hakobyan explained that such viruses,
which husbands transmit to their wives, often affect the reproductive
health of the latter. But she also spoke of other reasons.
`Cold and poor attendance do count, of course. And it is also very
important that husbands, who leave for employment migration, infect
their wives with viruses which cause infertility,' she said.
Hakobyan noted that people seeking consultation on fertility issues
account for 10%-15% of the total number of patients turning to doctors
in Armenia. Most of them, 60%, are from capital Yerevan. The
specialist explains the infertility problems in the regions by the
difficult socio-economic conditions.
But she recommends the newlywed to worry too much in case of not
having a child in the first two years of marriage.
`It happens sometimes that they do not even have serious problems at
all. They just suffer for many years as a result of a wrong treatment
or non-effectively elaborated schemes,' she added.
Hakobyan added that 10 children were born in their center in 2012.
`When infertile couples turn to us, we first check the husband.
Families often have disagreements, but the husband later turns out to
be the cause. A total of 108 children have been born in our center so
far,' she said.
TERT.AM
15:37 - 03.02.13
Infertility in Armenian families is often caused by viruses which men
contract while being abroad for long-term employment purposes, says an
Armenian doctor.
Speaking to Tert.am, Director of Armenian-American Wellness Center
(Mammography Center) Khachanush Hakobyan explained that such viruses,
which husbands transmit to their wives, often affect the reproductive
health of the latter. But she also spoke of other reasons.
`Cold and poor attendance do count, of course. And it is also very
important that husbands, who leave for employment migration, infect
their wives with viruses which cause infertility,' she said.
Hakobyan noted that people seeking consultation on fertility issues
account for 10%-15% of the total number of patients turning to doctors
in Armenia. Most of them, 60%, are from capital Yerevan. The
specialist explains the infertility problems in the regions by the
difficult socio-economic conditions.
But she recommends the newlywed to worry too much in case of not
having a child in the first two years of marriage.
`It happens sometimes that they do not even have serious problems at
all. They just suffer for many years as a result of a wrong treatment
or non-effectively elaborated schemes,' she added.
Hakobyan added that 10 children were born in their center in 2012.
`When infertile couples turn to us, we first check the husband.
Families often have disagreements, but the husband later turns out to
be the cause. A total of 108 children have been born in our center so
far,' she said.