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
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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
Infertility can have many causes as age, spouse sperm count and morphology, smoking, weight, whether or not a women ovulate or not, whether she have any blockages or abnormalities in their Fallopian tubes. Usually a fertility specialist will order a pelvic ultrasound to start out, to check for blockages and abnormalities in the uterus and a semen count from the spouse to see how are his sperm, how they are shaped and how they move. Depending on the results from that, the doctor may put the women on a for a few months drug to stimulate the ovary and that way she can ovulate if she don 't ovulate. If that doesn 't work, they will go on to Intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is a complex series of procedures used to help those who want children but struggle with infertility. The process consists of extracting eggs from a woman and collecting a man’s sperm sample then manually combining them in a lab dish. Once the embryo(s) are created they are transferred to a woman’s uterus. IVF is commonly used in woman who cannot conceive on their own due to different reasonings. “These include but are not limited to blocked or damaged fallopian tubes, male factor infertility, woman with ovulation disorders, genetic disorders, woman who have had their fallopian tubes removed and unexplained infertility.” (American Pregnancy)
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.
To find out if you have infertility problems wait until one year of unprotected sex unless your 35 years or older. As I have said again and again, most fertility is only temporary so if some of you face these problems when you’re older don’t feel like it is the end of the world, because there are solutions. Hopefully none of you ever have to look into those solution options. Unfortunately for some having kids may be a painful annoying frustrating process the whole way through and they will wonder why they ever decided to have kids when they have to deal with ignorant teenagers on the daily. When the time comes that you decide to have kids and if it goes smoothly with no problems know how blessed you are, but if it does not go as planned, keep in mind that there are solutions that will bring you the beautiful gift of life.
So many different chemicals are inserted in your body to try to conceive, but do we think of the more damages its causing? We as women don’t realize is that if we already have issues with our uterus, eggs, and Fallopian tubes, why would doing all of these surgeries, and taking all of these drugs help our situation anymore? I honestly just don’t believe that these treatments are safe, and they’re very costly too. We still have the option of adoption if we are incapable of having children. I believe that is the safest route left. Why should we take our self through the hurt of pain of possibly these treatments not working? I believe that you put yourself at risk with other complications by taking this route. So no I don’t believe that women should use fertility treatments. It’s not safe or healthy for a woman to put their bodies through it.
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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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.
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
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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.