Challenges of Parenthood
I.  Population Growth
   
    A.    Post-WWII Fertility Rates in the United States
            1.    Baby Boom
            2.    Baby Bust
    B.    Social Factors That Influence Fertility Rates

II.    Voluntary Childlessness (Jean Veevers)
     A.    Stages
      B.    Moving From State to Stage

III.    Infertility

    A.    Statistics
    B.    Why Has Infertility Been Increasing?
    C.    Treatments for Infertility
            1.    drug therapy
            2.    Artificial Insemination (AI)
            3.    Assisted Reproductive Technologies
                    a.    In-vitro Fertilization (IVF)
                    b.    Doner Egg IVF
                    c.    gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
                    d.    zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
                    e.    intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
    D.    Surrogate Motherhood

IV.    Transition to Parenthood


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