This is a fascinating news story about women in their twenties seeking infertility treatments well before the customary 1 year of trying. It seems these younger women are afraid of wasting time and are looking to hurry things along. Doesn't this raise an ethical question--should infertility specialists treat women who don't really need any treatment, just because they're too impatient to try to get pregnant for very long? What do you think?
For women of childbearing age, the message in fertility advertisements is hard to miss: your biological clock is ticking. Aimed at women in their 30s and 40s — when getting pregnant gets harder — now, it's many 20-somethings who seem to be hitting the panic button.
Younger women turn to fertility specialists - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com
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