Incheon City Supports Korean Medicine Treatment for 250 Infertile Couples

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City is assisting couples struggling with infertility by providing infertility treatment using traditional Korean medicine.

On the 17th, the city announced that it will implement the 'Traditional Korean Medicine Infertility Treatment Support Project' for 250 infertile couples this year.

The eligibility criteria are infertile couples who are effectively married, with at least one spouse residing in Incheon City as of the application date. Applicants must be able to visit designated Korean medicine clinics at least once a week and must not undergo Western medical infertility procedures during the treatment (herbal medicine intake) period.

Applicants should bring infertility diagnosis documents, hysterosalpingography results, and semen analysis results from within the last five years and apply at the health center with jurisdiction over their residence.

The city will hold a selection committee twice a month to review infertility test results and underlying conditions such as male spouse infertility to finalize the support recipients.

Selected recipients will receive traditional Korean medicine treatment for three months (up to 1.2 million KRW per person), followed by a three-month follow-up observation period after the treatment ends.

Meanwhile, the number of infertility diagnoses in the Incheon area has been increasing, from about 12,000 in 2015 to about 13,000 in 2019. Additionally, the number of births has significantly decreased from 25,491 in 2015 to 16,240 last year.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We hope to reduce the economic burden on infertile couples by expanding support for traditional Korean medicine infertility treatment and contribute to increasing the birth rate."

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