Infertility Essay

Infertility: Undesirable Journey
Life is a roller-coaster to a destination unknown. As we grow up we dream and plan our lives which involve our careers, families, and our future lifestyles. Unfortunately not everything we plan comes true there are bumps and hurdles in life. Some just make us stumble while others are crippling. One of those crippling wonders of life is known as Infertility. Infertility is defined as “not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, this too is known as Infertility” (NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development). It is a growing problem, year after year the number of people effected increase. “Infertility affects

I also feel we should take efforts into getting insurance coverage for infertility. Couples should not be denied children because of affordability or lack of coverage. I believe knowledge is power and the more we know about infertility the more we as a society can understand it. As the numbers grow on people effected by Infertility the chances of reproducing also narrow. Less children are being born each year. People are waiting to have children. The world’s priorities have changed significantly from focusing on expanding our families we focus on careers and how we can expand our bank accounts. Fertility is something that people are taking for granted. Some of the population feel they can go get In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and have all of the kids they want when they are ready. I wish it was that simple. The fact is that, women that go through with “IVF and Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) yield only a 20-25% chance of a live birth per cycle” (Peddie,Portor). Although that is higher odds than trying to conceive naturally it is still not guaranteed. IVF “is the process of fertilization by manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish” (American). There are plenty of couples that have went through countless cycles of IVF and spent thousands of dollars and still go home child-less. The expense for the average IVF procedure is estimated “in the U.S ranges from about $12,000 - $15,000” (Infertility resources: IHR). I myself for a basic IVF procedure was quoted $10,000 and that was for basic hence why we need coverage for insurance and understanding from the world that Fertility treatments are needed for some people and it is as heartbreaking and life ending as any disease to some