They did not expect the pain of labor, the frustration and humiliation
of fertility procedures, the trauma of Cesarean surgery, the loss of their independence — or all of the above.
The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) reported that 65,175 live births resulted
from fertility procedures in 2014 — up from 63,286 the year before.
Great Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which oversees fertility treatments and embryo research in that nation, recently
approved fertility procedures that would amount to the genetic engineering of children through cloning (nuclear transfer) technology and germ - line modification, resulting in a «three - parent embryo» that would have genetic material from two mothers and one father.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a more invasive and
costly fertility procedure that is sometimes used if all other fertility treatments fail.
A good therapist can also help couples address underlying issues such as establishing the meaning and personal significance of infertility, confronting the realities
of fertility procedures (financial burden, dehumanizing effects, physical effects), or building support systems.
Another important reason for the increase in number of multiple pregnancies is the use of fertility drugs and
fertility procedures.
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is
a fertility procedure timed to coincide with ovulation.
Dr. Joanna is trained to understand
the fertility procedures that you may be currently undergoing, and will work with you on a treatment plan which is supportive and complementary.
A newer option available queer couples to grow their families is crowdfunding their adoption or
fertility procedures.