An estimated 15% of couples will have trouble conceiving. Globally, 48.5 million couples experience infertility.
Due to these factors, IVF is becoming far more popular. In the US alone, 60% of respondents to an infertility survey stated that they had received some form of fertility treatment. Today 1 in 8 couples require IVF.
In 2019, 2.5 million IVF procedures were performed globally. At the forecasted growth rate of 10% annually, the number of procedures is expected to double and reach 5 million by 2026. According to Swan & Colino (2021), most couples may have to use assisted reproduction.
Although the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is still relatively rare compared to potential demand, its use has more than doubled over the past decade in the US alone.