REPRODUCTION »» FERTILITY »» INFERTILITY »» Mar 01, 2021

Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system that affects both men and women. There are currently about 7 million American women between the ages of 15 and 44 who are infertile. Some of these women use assisted reproductive technology (ART) including in-vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, embryo transfer and intracervical insemination to help them conceive children. The cost for the entire process of an IVF cycle, including medication, can run $25,000. Clinics define an IVF cycle as one egg retrieval and all the embryo transfers that result from that retrieval. However, compared to children conceived naturally, studies have found higher rates of birth defects in children conceived by IVF, including defects in heart, urinary and reproductive organs. Some say our nation