National Infertility Awareness Week 1 (#NIAW)

Awareness can mean many things from people knowing about infertility to the development of a culture that understands the reality of infertility and knows how to support those experiencing it. Hasidah is building awareness on many levels from increasing knowledge to making the change in the Jewish community’s culture to be more supportive. During this National Infertility Awareness Week,  Hasidah will publish a several perspectives and helpful pieces of information to help expand awareness. Please share!

Not so successful
Source: RMANJ: Infertility In America 2015

Myth: Infertility does not effect regular healthy couples that much
Myth: Infertility treatments like IVF’s have low success rates

Reality: American’s are overconfident about natural fertility.
Reality: 1 in 8 women have a fertility impairment.
Reality: That 1 in 8 number was extremely generous. It does not include men (that issue alone is worthy of a lot of awareness!). It does not factor age in accurately (it starts at age 15). The Jewish community tends to marry and have children later than the average American which increases infertility rates.  In other words, for the Jewish community the rates of fertility impairment are likely closer to 1 in 6. Ask your friends. You are likely to find that it quite common to have experience with fertility impairment.
Reality: IVF is 32%  on average (SART.org 2013)
Reality: Natural fertility is a 20% chance. (See chart)

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