FERTILITY DRUGS:
IS IT WORTH IT?
PROBLEM: Fertility Drugs are
Risky
• Fertility drugs are dangerous to
mothers and babies.
• Over-population
• Doctors do not monitor
development properly.
PROBLEM: Fertility Drugs are
Risky
• Expensive
• Dangerous with no guarantee
• Unnecessary
STATISTICS
• 25 percent of women who use
fertility drugs have more than one
baby.
• The use of fertility drugs rose 37
percent from 1980-1996.
• Usually 1 in 90 women that do not
use fertility drugs have multiple
births.
STATISTICS
• In-Vitro Fertilization and the use of
fertility drugs has led to a 344 percent
increase in multiple births.
• The average cost for children of
multiple births is $36,500.00 each.
SOLUTIONS
• Regulations
• In-Vitro Fertilization
• Fertility Monitor
• Monitored Ultrasound
SOLUTION BENEFITS
• More regulated methods cost less
• Fewer babies = Less over-population
• Safer to mother and babies
• Higher success rate
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