Gwangju City to Support Traditional Korean Medicine Treatment Costs for Infertility, Recruiting First 80 Applicants

Up to 1.24 Million KRW for 3 Months of Medication and Blood Test Fees

Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Gi-jung) announced on the 21st that it is recruiting participants on a first-come, first-served basis for the support project for traditional Korean medicine treatment costs, which aims to reduce the economic burden on infertile couples and support natural pregnancy for infertile women.

The "Traditional Korean Medicine Infertility Treatment Cost Support Project" is a program in which Gwangju City signed a business agreement with the Gwangju Association of Korean Medicine Doctors to support medication and blood test costs for three months since 2020 (up to 1.24 million KRW per person).

The support target is 80 infertile couples who have resided in Gwangju for more than six months as of the application date according to their resident registration.

For women, the eligibility is infertile women aged 44 or younger, and at least three months must have passed since the last assisted reproductive technology procedure.

Applications are possible regardless of income criteria. Those wishing to participate in the project should contact the Gwangju Association of Korean Medicine Doctors and submit related documents such as an infertility diagnosis certificate and participation application form.

After review by the Gwangju Association of Korean Medicine Doctors, the final selected participants will receive intensive treatment for three months and follow-up observation for three months, totaling six months, at a nearby traditional Korean medicine hospital or clinic (37 treatment institutions). They will receive herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments tailored to their constitution and health condition.

This project has shown results, with 21 out of 148 participants (14%) who received support for traditional Korean medicine infertility treatment costs over the past two years successfully becoming pregnant.

Im Jin-seok, Director of the Health and Hygiene Division, said, "We will do our best to reduce the economic and psychological burdens of couples suffering from infertility through the traditional Korean medicine infertility treatment cost support project."