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Infertility Strikes All Income Levels

And infertility treatment is a rich person's sport. It can suck thousands of dollars out of the family budget with no results whatsoever. And even if it does work, it can leave you in debt, and less able to care for the child it gives you.

    Don't get me wrong - I have a lot of respect for the marvels of modern medicine, and I know that I would not be alive without them. But fertility treatments are not generally covered by insurance, and the cost is astronomical. They are simply out of the budget of many people, no matter how badly they want a child.

Statistically, people who choose infertility treatments do have a little better success than those who "just keep trying". But the margin of difference is not terribly high. And there are things that can affect fertility that a doctor would never pinpoint, because while they can often identify the source of the problem, they have a harder time identifying the cause.

For many families, affording a child is not a difficult thing. But affording thousands of dollars of medical care with no real assurance of it working, and no idea of where it will end, is not possible. The thought of it becomes overwhelmingly depressing. It hurts deeply to feel that there will be no medical miracle for you, that you are exempt from the promise of help.

Sometimes it is as simple as a prescription of Clomid, but very often, it is much more complex, and even diagnosing the source of the problem can be very expensive.

There ARE things you can try. And there are ways to improve the odds, that do not require a doctor to do. Some are highly controversial, some are very simple. And there are no guarantees. It may be difficult to know what to try, or what to discontinue, and you may never be able to fully identify the source of the problem, so it can be hard to know the potential treatments to try.

Still, if you cannot afford to consult a doctor about the problem, or if you have, and they have just scratched their heads in puzzlement, then it may be worth selecting a few careful and well-considered options and giving it a try. I know from personal experience, that great progress can be made from dietary changes and behavioral changes.

We have done our best to provide accurate and helpful information, and to only list those things which we feel are safe and healthy options. The issues are not simple, and we are not licensed medical professionals. Do your own research outside of this site as well, and if you have medical conditions which might be affected by the choices, please consult your family physician before making changes.

 

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