It does feel strange to be part of something that is easier to talk about anonymously online than to close friends and family (at least for now).
But, according to the CDC, we are not alone.
US Infertility Data
•Number of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity (impaired ability to have children): 7.3 million
•Percent of women ages 15-44 with impaired fecundity: 11.8%
•Number of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile (unable to get pregnant for at least 12 consecutive months): 2.1 million
•Percent of married women ages 15-44 that are infertile: 7.4%
•Number of women ages 15-44 who have ever used infertility services: 7.3 million
Source: Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, tables 67, 69, 97
I'm just ready to get on with it. Right now. I have poppa-sicles waiting to be used. And my testicles are healing well after about a week post-TESE. The only downside is I swear the stitching down there resembles a vulva.
Seriously, hun?
ReplyDeleteJust keepin' it real, Baby Mama.
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