Los ntawm qhov tshwm sim ntawm poj niam lub qhov ncauj contraceptive nyob rau hauv 1950s mus rau kev yug me nyuam tub tube nyob rau hauv 1970s thiab kev vam meej cloning ntawm Dolly yaj nyob rau hauv lub lig 1990s, kev siv tshuaj tua kab mob tau ua ib tug loj breakthrough Tib neeg pab reproductive technology (Art) mas yog ib tug tshwj xeeb technology. los pab cov neeg mob uas tseem tsis tuaj yeem xeeb tub tom qab kev kho mob tsis tu ncua kom ua ke cov qe thiab cov phev nyob rau hauv lub chaw kuaj mob kom ua tiav cev xeeb tub.Raws li cov thev naus laus zis no cais tawm kev sib deev thiab kev xeeb tub, nws txoj kev loj hlob sai kuj tau ua rau muaj teeb meem ntawm kev ncaj ncees, kev cai lij choj thiab kev sib raug zoo, ua rau kev txhim kho ntawm kev kos duab txawv ntawm lwm yam kev qhuab qhia kho mob, ua ib qho tshuaj loj hlob hauv kev sib cav.
Infertility yog ib qho kab mob hauv kev ua me nyuam uas tshwm sim los ntawm kev xeeb tub tom qab 12 lub hlis lossis ntau dua ntawm kev sib deev tsis tu ncua.Lub ntiaj teb kev muaj menyuam tsis muaj menyuam hauv ntiaj teb tau nce los ntawm 11% hauv 1997 txog 15.4% hauv 2018, thiab xav tias yuav nce mus rau 17.2% hauv 2023. Qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev xeeb tub hauv Tebchaws Meskas yuav tsum nce los ntawm 16% hauv 2018 txog 17.9% hauv Xyoo 2023, thaum qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev xeeb tub hauv Suav teb xav tias yuav nce los ntawm 16.0% hauv 2018 txog 18.2% hauv 2023.
