Italian health authorities have given
the green light for the resumption of artificial insemination
treatments, which were suspended in March due to the Covid-19
emergency.
Priority for Urgent Cases.
The decision was made official by a circular letter by the
Registro PMA (Medically Assisted Reproduction Register) of the
Higher Health Institute (ISS) and the National Transplant Centre
(CNT) and published on the CNT's website.
"The necessary conditions are today deemed to exist for the
resumption of treatments temporarily suspended and the start of
new treatments, with priority being reserved for couples with
urgent profiles due to age or clinical conditions, and of
treatments suspended during the pandemic," it said.
Triage.
The circular letter said procedures would resume gradually
and would include "triage, both for couples who must start or
complete a treatment and for all the personnel working at PMA
centres.
"These triage activities will aim to identity situations of
eventual risk at an early stage, thus making it possible to
adopt the appropriate infection-containment measures wherever
necessary".
Reorganization.
The green light regards both procedures featuring the
donation of gametes and those that do not.
The circular letter also calls on the centres to reorganize
their procedures and spaces in order to guarantee safety.
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