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Infertility and Fertility Treatment

Some social institutions:

Resolve: The National Infertilit Association

Fertility Matters Canada

all social institutions provide emotional, financial support, and counselling for treatment

Effects on children & families

difficult managing time with family and friends

hard on family members wanting to become grandparents

become far more conscious of babies and pregnant women encountered

may be hard for family and friends to think of ways to be supportive

cause an emotional impact or a huge desire on children

Issues

adoption may become an option

Infertility treatments may cause some severe side effects example: vision change

social/cultural consequences Example: some countries believe it as a curse

impact on self-esteem, cause depression or loss of work productivity

couples may isolate themselves from family, friends, social life

undergoing many treatments can be dangerous, may end up not having children at all. Learning to accept can become an issue

Facts

11.5% to 15.7% of Canadian couples have infertility.

is more common to occur in women over 35 years of age (age is a big factor for both men and women)

men and women who smoke have a higher chance of infertility

85-90% of infertility cases are treated with drug therapy or surgical procedures

30% is the cause of men

40% cause of women

other causes may include obesity and sexually transmitted infections

Summary Statement

Infertility is the inability to conceive children.

It's when viable eggs are produced or when women are unable to carry a pregnancy

Fertility treatments enable the ability to conceive children such as: -Artificial Insemination -Use of Donor Gametes -In-Vitro Fertilization - Surrogacy