Between 11.5 and 15.7 percent of all Canadian couples struggle with infertility. The chances of infertility increase as the couple’s age increases as well. Although many people believe waiting until their mid-thirties is the best time to get pregnant, as they’re financially secure, this may hinder their efforts to procreate.
Luckily, with modern advances in science and fertility, there are options beside natural procreation that can help struggling couples get pregnant.
If you’re experiencing infertility and you’re considering which treatment options are right for you, now’s the time to act. You’re on your way to life’s most exciting journey, and you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared by asking all the right questions.
1. What Options
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2. What Are the Risk Factors I Might Encounter?
There are two different kinds of fertility drugs: oral and injectable. Fertility drugs can cause bloating, headaches, hot flashes, mood swings, breast tenderness, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Your chances of developing side effects, however, depend on which medication you take, how your body handles the medication, and how much you’re taking.
When it comes to IVF treatments, you may experience some similar side effects such as bloating and breast tenderness, but you may also experience cramping, constipation, and the passing of clear or bloody fluid post-procedure.
It’s essential to speak with your doctor about what other risk factors you might encounter. Use these to help you determine which option poses the lowest risk, and what you can expect later down the line.
3. Is There an Age Limit to Fertility
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Many clinics will not take clients who are past 40, simply due to poor live birth rates.
If you are experiencing infertility, it is best to not wait until it’s too late.
4. What Are the Chances of Getting Pregnant?
While pregnancy is, of course, not guaranteed with any type of fertility treatment, it does significantly help a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. IVF contributes to a 40-percent increase of women in their late 20s getting pregnant. As the woman ages, these chances decrease. There is a 30-percent increased chance of a woman from 30 to 38 getting pregnant, and a 10 percent chance of a woman from 39 to 43 getting pregnant using IVF.
When it comes to fertility drugs, 80 percent of women ovulate within their first three months of taking the medication. Of these women, 30 to 40 percent become pregnant by their third treatment cycle. 5. How Expensive Are the Different Options?
Many women do not attempt any fertility treatments before it’s too late due to the cost. Fertility treatments can be somewhat expensive, but can you really put a price on bringing a child into the world? IVF treatments can cost upwards of $10,000 and fertility pills can cost anywhere between $10 to $100 per
By working with a therapist who is specifically trained in helping couples cope with infertility, you will find the support you need to work through the anxiety, depression, identity issues and relationship problems that so often accompany this challenging life circumstance. By learning vital coping skills to help you remain present and whole, you’ll be better equipped to support and nurture your emotional health throughout your fertility journey. Open to individuals and
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.1 million married couples experience troubles with infertility. Infertility is defined as trying for over a year and not becoming pregnant for women under 35 and trying for six months for women over 35. The cause of the infertility is a male factor one third of the instances, female another third, ten percent of the cause is a combination of both male and female factors and the remaining twenty percent is not apparent. In vitro fertilization is a process that tries to eliminate the problems inherent in the mother and father. It involves an egg is fer...
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IVF does have its pros, but for some couples the cons could possibly outweigh these benefits. According to BabyCenter.com, some pros are things such as successful track record, no link to cancer, and improved techniques. But the list of cons seem to outweigh these pros by a few negative factors such as: price, time consuming, IVF not working, and potential complications for the baby and mother during delivery (BabyCenter). Clearly some of these cons are easily fixed by family help or the couple’s salary, but for almost all middle class soon-to-be mothers, this procedure will put a dent in their daily lifestyles. Just for my IVF procedure, my parents spent around $25,000. They had to sell their house and downgrade to a much smaller one, but also were lucky enough to receive financial help from my grandparents, because they were just as passionate of this procedure as were my parents. If a couple can see past the cons, and agree that the pros outweigh them, then IVF is a procedure for them. Among the pros is the success rate, which is seemingly very different depending on age groups. According to American Pregnancy Association (2012), the success rates differ per age group. For example: under the age of 35 is 41%-43%, age 35-37 is 33%-36%, age 38-40 is 23%-27%, and lastly above the age of 40 is 13%-15% (AmericanPregnancy, 2012). Although the numbers for the younger ages seem low, there are far more success stories than not. These age gaps prove that the older the female, the harder it is to conceive. If the success rate is that low for women over 40, imagine the success rate for women 60-65 years or older. Therefore, in order to prevent females above the age of 60-65 to follow through with an IVF procedure in the future, government needs to intervene now before the option is
IVF accounts for 99% of reproductive procedures, in 2009 out of those pregnancy was achieved and average of 29.4% of all cycles with 22.4% of cycles that resulted in love births. A woman's age is a major factor in the success of IVF, a woman who is under age 35 has a 39.6% chance of having a baby, while a woman over age 40 has an 11.5% chance.” (Todd) For a woman to have her best chances of conception with IVF, she needs to act quickly to ensure that her eggs are young. The younger or fresher the woman’s eggs are the more viable they are for successful
First, let’s define Infertility? Infertility is the inability to conceive from unprotected sex within a year. According to National Infertility Association(NIA), approximately 1 in 8 couples in the U.S-about 10-15% experience infertility. Infertility doesn’t discriminate against gender or race, therefore, it impacts both men and women equally, and that range from ages 15-50. In addition, any fertile individual could experience this condition, therefore, one can develop it later in life. This condition is shared by about 6 + million women in the U.S. and about 3-4.7 million men were diagnosed in with infertility, including 14% sperm/semen and 6% varicocele, which is an enlarged vein inside the male scrotum, pouch that holds the testicles of a male, therefore this blocks the blood from through the blood stream.
“Managing Infertility.” USNews.com. Stanford University Medical Center, 31 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. .
In fact, “about 10% of women (6.1 million) in the United States ages 15 to 44 have difficulty getting pregnant” (Infertility Fact Sheet. 3.) Then what can happen is many couples feel the other partner is at fault, but actually it is best for couples to unite together during such a hard time. It is best to note that some causes of infertility, such as heavy alcohol and drug usages, age, medicines, excess weight, environmental toxins, and diseases can cause this in men and women. (Infertility Fact Sheet. 3-4.) it is best for couples to think about these things early in their lives together, if some of the previous things mentioned are taking place in one another lives.
Like everything in life, there are some down sides to the use of RU-486. One can assume that it will make abortion easier and more available for a lot of women. However, mifepristone doesn't get rid of all of the discomfort that can go along with an abortion. Similar to a miscarriage, it can cause side effects including nausea, vomiting, bleeding, and heavy cramping. If the pills don't work, a surgical abortion will be necessary.
Giving thanks to the new improvements in fertility treatments, American women are becoming mothers later than ever lately. Therefore, the number of women having their first child are between the ages of 40 and 44 has increased more than fourfold from 1985 through 2012, with the number of such births reaching 109,579 in 2012, according to the centers for disease control and prevention (O’Brien,2014). Women are more likely to conceive during their 20s, the cut off age for trying to conceive is 37. There should be a point where doctors tell you it’s time to stop treatments(cycles), but instead clinics will try to upsell you. What we as women do not realize is the high cost, the process, and the outcome of these fertility treatments. Sadly couples put so much into a process, and can come out with a disappointing outcome. So I myself do not stand by fertility treatments, these things can cause too much emotional distress.
Teitelbaum, Michael S., Jay Winter. “Low Fertility Rates - Just a Phase?” YaleGlobal Online. Yale Global, 9 Jul. 2013. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.
Every year many people struggle with infertility. Infertility is a chronic grief that can destroy a person’s self worth and cause immense frustration and pain. It ends many relationships and leave people feeling hopeless. But with recent technological advances, many people who suffer from infertility now have choices. Reproductive technology is giving people hope and a second chance of realizing their dreams of being parents.
Thesis Statement: Within America, there is a teen pregnancy epidemic across all socioeconomic backgrounds, presenting commonalities as to the causes and ramifications of adolescents emerging as a growing parental population.
A. Attention Getter: The amount of teenagers that get pregnant around the age of 15 through 17 is quite concerning. Even though most Teenage Pregnancies are unintentional, it still means that there are chances of them becoming pregnant.
It is my personal experience that grief in a situation such as infertility, is a never ending cycle. It is a cycle that I assume can only be broken by having a child. I may never know. All I or anyone else dealing with this issue can hope for is to find peace and happiness among the storm that is infertility. During this process I have learned that in order to move on month after month, one has to feel all the phases of grief. I have learned to let myself be angry, sad, jealous, confused, and depressed. But I have also learned that I cannot stay in that place, I have to accept it and move on. How much longer I can go on will only be revealed in time. As the months and years go by I find myself leaning more towards accepting a childless life. The grieving process has consumed my world, and I am tired of battling it.