31,989 pairs were qualified for the state-funded in vitro treatment, said the Ministry of Health. So far, 12,755 pregnancies have been confirmed by 58 infertility centres participating in the program. By the end of April, 951 children were born.
Couples suffering from infertility from 1 June 2024 may benefit from a state refund in vitro.
In vitro program. Over 30,000 pairs use
According to the data provided to journalists by the Ministry of Health, 31,989 pairs were qualified for state-funded treatment. 30,279 of these started the procedure of insemination. 7994 embryo cryotransfers were carried out - from embryos formed before the programme entered into force.
So far, 12,755 pregnancies have been confirmed by 58 infertility centres participating in the program. By the end of April, 951 children were born.
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The Ministry besides stated that in 2024 more than PLN 410 million were spent on the implementation of the programme. In 2025, annexes to contracts with clinics were signed for a full of almost PLN 411 million, of which little than PLN 399 million have been sent to centres so far.
Patients diagnosed with cancer may besides benefit from the refund. Before initiating oncotherapy, they are able to defend fertility. The gametes taken from them are frozen so that they can usage them after treatment has been completed. In little than a year, 813 people surrendered.
The anticipation of utilizing an in vitro refund is limited by the age of the patient. This is 42 years erstwhile utilizing own oocytes (female sex cells) and 45 years erstwhile utilizing donor cells. PAP asked the ministry how many women in their 40s received treatment. However, it does not collect specified data.
Resort prepares changes in the in vitro program
MZ does not exclude insignificant changes in a functioning program.
"Employers each period present information to the Ministry of wellness on the implementation of the programme, which serves to measure it. Moreover, after a year of implementation of the programme, according to its content, there is simply a planned evaluation, which is already under way" - the ministry replied.
The refund strategy is intended for couples who are married or who declare to be in a common life. The condition is that, within 12 months prior to notification, they have been found infertility or ineffectively treated. The programme is besides for those couples that have cryo-conservated and stored embryos created under erstwhile procedures.
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The age criterion in the programme is 42 years for women who usage their own ova or sperm donation, 45 for women who usage oocytes or embryos, and 55 for men.
The program of the Ministry of wellness was based on a bill passed in late 2023. It was 1 of the promises of the Citizens' Coalition. In 2022 it joined the citizens' legislative initiative "So for in vitro".
A akin program was introduced by the erstwhile Donald Tusk government. It was implemented in 2013-2016. This brought more than 22,000 children into the world.
Infertility becomes an expanding problem
In Poland infertility can affect about 3 million people. The problem affects 15-20 percent of couples in procreative age. Of this, about 35-40 1000 require treatment with advanced techniques of assisted reproduction each year.
The causes of infertility are complex. In about 20-30 percent is caused by a male origin (e.g. reduced sperm parameters), in 20-35 percent - a female origin (e.g. tubal obstruction, ovation disorder), in 25-40 percent infertility is due to problems in both partners. In 10-20 percent, the origin is not found.
The in vitro method has been known in the planet for more than 40 years. Thanks to her, at least 9 million children were born, including about 100,000 in Poland - the first 1 was born at the Medical University of Białystok on 12 November 1987.
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In the European Union, around 3 percent of children are born after insemination. In Poland it is 1.6-2 percent. Doctors estimation that an in vitro refund will increase this percent to 4%.
The program of the Ministry of wellness was created by a bill passed in late 2023 providing that the State will allocate at least PLN 500 million annually for the in vitro refund. The programme will run until 31 December 2028. The full cost is PLN 2.5 billion.
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