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How are fertility treatments handled around the EU?
euronews (in English)
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13/02/2025
With the U-turn of Poland's public funding for IVF treatment, all EU member states now support this fertility treatment. However, the conditions and waiting times vary among the 27.
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How are fertility treatments handled around the EU?
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In the European Union, 25 million citizens face infertility. In 2025, Poland welcomed its first
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baby after the government reversed a 2015 decision to slash public funding for IVF treatment.
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This change ensured that all EU member states now provide public funding for IVF. However,
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only five out of 27 EU countries offer full funding or reimbursement for six IVF treatments.
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After six treatments, only Austria, Denmark, Estonia and France provide partial funding and
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waiting lists can go up to a year. The average cost of an IVF cycle in Europe is between €4,000
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and €5,000. Access to IVF also varies depending on the couple's sexuality.
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Heterosexual couples can access fertility treatments in all EU countries using their
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own gametes or donated sperm. Germany and Luxembourg are the only countries that don't
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allow heterosexual couples to access IVF with donated eggs. Meanwhile, male couples cannot
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access fertility treatment in 24 EU countries except in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.
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Female couples can receive fertility treatments with donated sperm
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in 15 EU countries and with donated eggs in 13 countries.
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