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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