Infertility: In Vitro Fertilization

Ch. 10, Infertility

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The topic of infertility and the treatments of infertility are in on the rise, however, there is still a stigma against these treatments and non-traditional pregnancies. A few of these being artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogate parenting. Artificial insemination is when the sperm is inseminated in the women without vaginal intercourse. This process is used by both heterosexual and homosexual couples. In vitro fertilization also known as the test tube baby, when conception takes place in a petri dish and is then placed in the women. Finally, surrogate parenting is when the women cannot carry the fetus to term and the couple opts to plant the zygote into a surrogate mother. Surgery can also

Eventually she became pregnant with me and even after warning from her doctor that she could never carry to term again, had my sister seven years later. I have been around several people who have struggle with conceiving and bearing children, but I can only think of a rare few who have gone so far to correct infertility to better their odds through things like artificial insemination of in vitro fertilization.

Although I had been made aware of the issues of infertility, I did not know there were way to address them. I was in elementary school when the movie Baby Mama came out which was about a surrogate mother. This was my first exposure to pregnancy and bearing children in ways that were different form the one I had been presented all of my life, the more traditional and “normal” form of pregnancy. Later on, in High School I made friends with a set of triplets who were born through in vitro fertilization. This gave me a new outlook on what it meant to have children and how people addressed infertility. I also learned a significant amount about people and different forms of conception and pregnancy after I took the human development class at

There was never any talk about struggles in pregnancy or what it meant to be infertile. I just remember constant messages about God being able to provide and heal in unencumbered ways. The bible speaks incredibly highly about families and children and the importance they have. The idea that anyone would not be able to have one if they so choose seemed odd to me for a long time. But, just like every other thing in the word that is not good. It is tainted with sin and what should and what is do not always align. Throughout the bible, pregnancy has been referred too several times, however, it is mostly in references to God great knowledge and love for his creation, he created each soul, knows the number of hairs on our head, knows everything there is to know even before we are born. Although there are several passages that refer to pain and loss, there is not much discussion on infertility. Gods promises throughout the bible showing his faithfulness to his people ensure that what is meant to happen for them will and all of his children should be ready and willing to follow Gods plan for their lives even is that does not include what they initially desired from it. Even with this, God still performs miracles and provides for his children in some instances, one of the ways in which he can provide for them is through