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This summer, a message to boost births addressed to all 29-year-old French people!

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In January 2024, Emmanuel Macron outlined a project for "demographic rearmament" to boost the birth rate in the country. It was a term that sparked quite a bit of debate back then, and rightly so. Two years later, he’s revisiting the topic by announcing a nationwide plan to combat infertility.

If you are 29 years old or getting ready to celebrate this milestone, we’d like to give you a heads-up—you might receive a somewhat surprising message in the next few months. On Thursday, February 5th, the government unveiled its new plan to tackle infertility, aiming to raise awareness among the French about a topic that affects no less than 3 million people. But what exactly will this famous letter contain? We’ll tell you all.


A message of prevention above all

For the past ten years, the number of new babies born each year in France has been in a free fall. So much so that by 2025, only 645,000 births were recorded, making it the lowest rate since the Second World War. A drastic decrease.

, due to lifestyle changes, but also to an increasing number of infertility problems. And it is these latter issues that the government wishes to tackle.

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To do this, the Ministry of Health has decided to send a message to all French people, when they turn 29, starting at the end of summer. However, be careful, this letter will not address whether to have children or at what age.m>», according to Minister Stéphanie Rist, but to inform about the risks of infertility and the ways to avoid it, in order to prevent situations of « if I had only known ».


Concrete measures

In addition to the famous message, which you will soon receive, the government has decided to implement a number of projects to help people get information more easily. A website will be set up soon. But it's also about putting in place concrete actions. Thus, the government aims to increase the possibilities of freezing eggs by opening more locations while maintaining the free of charge process. In the same vein, the plan aims for a better management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which affects many women and contributes to infertility.