Gwangjin-gu Supports Korean Medicine Infertility Treatment Costs for Infertile Couples

Support for 90% of 3-month herbal medicine costs for Korean medicine infertility treatment targeting couples with unexplained infertility who desire natural pregnancy

Promoted to increase the success rate of natural pregnancy through Korean medicine treatment and to alleviate the economic burden of infertility treatment

Last year, through the Korean medicine infertility treatment support project, 1 out of 11 participants succeeded in natural pregnancy

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin District

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is operating the ‘Korean Medicine Infertility Treatment Support Project’ to overcome the low birthrate crisis.

The ‘Korean Medicine Infertility Treatment Support Project’ was established to increase the pregnancy success rate of infertile couples hoping for natural pregnancy through Korean medicine treatment and to alleviate the economic burden of infertility treatment.

Applicants are supported once a year, up to twice, for 90% of the out-of-pocket cost of 3 months of Korean medicine infertility treatment herbal medicine. The maximum support amount per time is 1,192,320 KRW, and recipients of basic livelihood security and lower-income groups are supported for the full out-of-pocket cost.

The support target is couples (including common-law relationships) diagnosed with unexplained infertility who have resided in Seoul for more than 6 months as of the application date and are residents of Gwangjin-gu. However, the woman must be 44 years old or younger (born after January 1, 1978), and simultaneous support is not possible if receiving national infertility couple procedure cost support.

Treatment can be received by choosing from 381 designated Korean medicine clinics within Seoul. Intensive treatment with herbal medicine for 3 months, acupuncture treatment once every 2 weeks, and follow-up observation treatment are conducted.

Couples wishing to apply can apply online through the Seoul Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center website or visit the Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center with ID and necessary documents.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Family Health Team at the Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “I hope this will be a practical help to infertile couples preparing for Korean medicine treatment,” and added, “We will continue to actively discover and promote various policies to overcome the low birthrate.”

Last year, through the Korean medicine infertility treatment support project, 1 out of 11 participants succeeded in natural pregnancy.

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