Reproductive birth control after the coronavirus pandemic

Abstract

Changes in measures and instruments of birth control are one of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in all countries with increased significance of reproductive components, i.e. concerning physiological capabilities of conception, gestation and childbirth. Pandemic-associated measures had diverse impacts on restrictive (aimed at reducing fertility) and expansionary (aimed at increasing fertility) methods of reproductive regulation: it did not take methods of pregnancy prevention and artificial termination of pregnancy long to adapt to the new conditions without changing the established trends, while assisted reproductive technologies, following administrative bans of the first days of mass lockdowns, demonstrated new development directions upon removal of bans. Against the background of the progress in the medical component, increasingly bringing in- vitro fertilization closer to natural conception, the scale of state funding and the number of free of charge programs for patients have increased, however, due to anti-epidemic control, cross-border reproductive care or fertility tourism, relevant for surrogacy and reproductive donation, has become more complicated. In Russia, this has intensified public discussions and contributed to further elaboration of reproductive legislation.

Exploring the Trend and Influence of the World Population in the 50 Years (1980-2030)

“…From Table 1, it is clear that the trends of the world population are changing and it makes impacts on every single sphere of life. Presently, the world population is approximately 8 billion and it is predicted that within just a few years, it will reach approximately 9 billion [1]. Random growth affects sustainable development in a huge manner because sustained and rapid growth adds challenges to achieving economic and social development.…”