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Spanish footballers to gain access to assisted reproductive treatments
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Spanish footballers to gain access to assisted reproductive treatments

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Press release Official statement New plan
  • The Spanish Footballers' Association and Ruber Internacional Hospital signed a renewable one-year agreement on assisted reproductive care.
  • Affiliated male and female players will have access to fertility preservation, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, genetic testing and non-invasive prenatal testing.
  • The partners said the agreement aims to provide personalized reproductive healthcare for footballers and their families.

Players affiliated with Spain's footballers' association will gain access to assisted reproductive treatments under a new agreement with Madrid's Ruber Internacional Hospital.

The one-year deal, which can be extended, covers fertility treatments and additional diagnostic tests prescribed by doctors. Those tests can be carried out across the Quirónsalud network.

This represents another step in the association's commitment to offering its members services that contribute to their wellbeing on and off the pitch.

— David AganzoThe association president described the agreement as an expansion of member services.

Services include fertility preservation, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic testing and non-invasive prenatal testing. The agreement also provides preferential conditions for vitrification, within a care model built around personalized medicine and new technology.

Reproductive health forms part of the overall wellbeing of athletes, and more and more are seeking specialist advice to plan their family projects or preserve their fertility.

— Geni MartínezThe association's head of health explained the focus on reproductive care.

David Aganzo, president and director general of the Spanish Footballers' Association, said the initiative would expand services supporting members' wellbeing both on and off the pitch. Geni Martínez, the association's head of health, said reproductive health formed part of athletes' overall wellbeing and that more players were seeking specialist advice to plan families or preserve fertility.

Ruber Internacional manager Olga Ginés said the hospital wanted to offer football professionals and their families personalized care during decisions about parenthood. Doctor Yosu Franco said advances in diagnostic and laboratory technology had made it possible to design more individualized treatment strategies and improve the chances of success for each patient.

We want to accompany football professionals and their families during such an important stage as their plans for motherhood or fatherhood, offering personalized, innovative care with the highest quality standards.

— Olga GinésThe Ruber Internacional manager described the hospital's approach to the partnership.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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