infertility

[matadorpoeta]

you misundertand me. i was not drawing a direct link between the radio ads and infertility going up. the fact that i personally know many couples who have done this, plus the fact that i heard an ad on the radio, led me to ask the question here. then, laguy posted a response giving the reasons for the increase in infertility.

i quoted his reasons for the increase and deduced that my hypothesis was correct.

this isn't scientific and i know we don't have a true answer yet.

 

[Fabienne]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

Without the research in front of me, I would hesitate to draw a link between more ads for fertility clinics on the tv and radio and an increase in infertility. As the saying goes, correlation does not equal causation. I think it is as Globetrotter said: people know it can be overcome, and I will add: they have the money to do so. I suspect if you are in medical school and comtemplating what field you are interested in and include your expected earnings, fertility might be high up there for the $$.

Just my economist's point of view.

bob

Yes.

Let's also mention surrogacy, here. Prepare to start from zero with a new mouth to feed.

 

[globetrotter]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

Without the research in front of me, I would hesitate to draw a link between more ads for fertility clinics on the tv and radio and an increase in infertility. As the saying goes, correlation does not equal causation. I think it is as Globetrotter said: people know it can be overcome, and I will add: they have the money to do so. I suspect if you are in medical school and comtemplating what field you are interested in and include your expected earnings, fertility might be high up there for the $$.

Just my economist's point of view.

bob


we have two seperate couples of friends where the woman is in her mid forties or higher, and family income is probrably in the $200K range. they have dropped maybe $20K on various treatments, without even getting into anything involving a knife. they might end up spending $100K per baby by the end.

 

[matadorpoeta]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Incest.
is that the problem or the solution?

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by matadorpoeta

is that the problem or the solution?

A little from column A and a little of column B.

Jon.

 

[designprofessor]

Doesn't seem to be a problem in the trailer parks

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