A new survey for Red magazine has revealed that seven out of ten childless women who are over the age of 30 are worried about their fertility. The women surveyed for the poll had an average age of 37, and the survey results showing that 34% of them had experienced fertility problems have been quoted in some papers as suggesting that 1 in 3 women are infertile -double the normally quoted rate. This is probably due to the age of the women surveyed as older women are far more likely to experience fertility problems.
The survey also showed that six out of ten women thought they would use IVF if they didn't manage to get pregnant naturally - which is rather worrying given the average age of the respondents. IVF is not a solution for the biological clock and can't reverse reproductive ageing.
Apparently, the survey suggests that the recession has had no impact on the fertility industry. Many of those questioned who'd had IVF had turned to their parents to help foot the bill, as the postcode lottery means that not everyone can access the funded treatment the government's own advisory body believes they are entitled to.
You can read a take on the story here , or go and browse a copy of Red in your local newsagents!
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