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M I DAT L A N T I C DEVICES
Chart 6: Global medical need for IVF versus current penetration
1%
Global medical need for IVF (100% = 90-240 million cycles) Annual current penetration (1.4 million cycles)
99%
Source: ORIGIO estimate based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Comparative reports No. 9: ”Infecundity, infertility, and childlessness in developing countries” by ORC Macro and the World Health Organization (2004)
show that ART treatment clearly adds value to
It is a fact that the global IVF market is still
the society, also from an economic perspective,
underpenetrated (although the exact levels
as the lifetime societal benefits outweigh the
of under-penetration can always be debated)
costs of an ART baby – this calculation supports a
and will be so for many years ahead. ORIGIO is
reimbursement policy from the government (see
grateful to serve a market with a clear medical
page 37 for details).
need and massive room for improvement in terms of penetration levels and does believe
• Innovation – improving treatment efficacy and
that penetration will increase going forward. The
gentleness via innovation will also improve
company does not anticipate a decrease of the
penetration, as more patients will seek the IVF
underlying infertility prevalence or that any good
treatment option, if success rates are higher and
alternative to IVF treatment will surface in the near
the overall treatment less stressful for the patient.
future. From a penetration perspective, it is also worth noting that just 30 years ago only around
While ORIGIO will do its part in relation to the last
200 IVF cycles were performed globally. It truly is
mentioned ‘I’ above (Innovation – please refer to
a young market in which ORIGIO is operating, and
‘R&D Pipeline’ on page 14), the company does
the company feels that there is an ever-increasing
anticipate other stakeholders to work gradually more
demand for fertility treatments which will support
on the other ‘I’s in the years to come.
the growth for many years to come.
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