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The effect of reproductive technologies on those who can not bear children is due to the positive or negative influence that this new technology has on society. Such newly adopted forms of reproduction by software will have multiple impacts on families and in the future will change the way of thought.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS INFERTILITY HAS ON FAMILIES 

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS INFERTILITY HAS ON FAMILIES 

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16% of couples in Canada have been affected by infertility in some point in their lives.

Infertility gives the feeling that one's life has been put on hold.

28% indicated that infertility has led to low self-esteem

17% mentioned distress

15% mentioned depression

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Infertility is a condition of the reproductive system that prevents one from having the ability to produce a child.
It can be caused by:

ovulation disorders

uterine/cervical abnormalities

cancer

endometriosis

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Majority of women today put off having children due to wanted career development and waiting to look for the right partner.

The average age of mothers at first birth has increased from 21.4 in 1970 to 25.2 in 2009.

More kids are now being born to women over age 35 than under 20.
Women who are over 35 are more likely to be infertile. Reproductive technologies allows them a chance to start a family.

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Infertility treatment gives same-sex couples the opportunity to have children, something that was impossible back then.

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Children born from fertility treatment are at risk of physical and mental harm.

The risks of assisted reproductive tech and the low chances of success lower the reproductive tech market.

Risks of premature birth, birth defects, and underweight newborns from ART

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The cost of fertility treatments can be costly.

Freezing 35-year-old eggs cost around $15,000, younger eggs $5-6000

IUI (intrauterine insemination) treatment costs $2,500

IVF costs $12,000, not including $4000 meds

This is only the price for treatment, this disregards the cost of actually having a child (purchasing basic necessities). This makes treatment financially stressing for desperate couples .

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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a treatment used to treat infertility. It handles both a woman's egg and a man's sperm.

It works by taking eggs from the body of a woman. Then combining them to create embryos with sperm.

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Your Skin Cells Could Make a Baby, Will This Be the End of Infertility?

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Infertility treatment is burying families in debt as they choose to have children later in life

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On average it costs $50,000 to conceive a child through in vitro fertilization and most Americans don't have the insurance to cover it.

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Until being a viable choice for couples, new fertility treatments must be investigated and further developed. If improved, this medical innovation can be evidently beneficial for couples, with little to none negatives, having the probability to also impact medical and economical factors in society.