I came across this article and was once again shocked by it. For some individuals, having tried using methods such as IVF, IUI etc on multiple occasions can be tiring and of course expensive, thus leading some individuals to adopt. However, adoption isn’t always a straight forward process – especially when it becomes a business … More “Why would you wait two years for a baby when you can just pay someone to get you one straight away?”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3157706/I-ll-never-Burger-King-baby-gay-fathers-Surrogate-mother-reveals-heartbreaking-story-lifts-lid-Britain-s-chaotic-cruel-baby-trade.html

In reference to a blog post I made in February about Thailand’s surrogacy, it seems as though surrogacy is still chaotic in some countries. Thailand have now banned foreign individuals from seeking Thai surrogates due to last years surrogacy scandal and are only allowing Thai nationals to use surrogacy as a method of conception. Whilst … More Surrogacy.

My current topic of interest surrounds how individuals from different cultures handle the presence of infertility. Many cultures place a lot of pressure on the idea of having large families. However, it is interesting to see what happens when this norm cannot be complied with. I found myself reading about a villager in India who … More Locked in chains for being infertile….

I came across the following article earlier today and it initiated a mixture of thoughts, so I’m keen to know everyone else’s opinions on the topic… http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/23/annegret-raunigk-german-woman-birth-quadruplets-aged-65 Whilst I strongly believe that everyone should have a chance at having their own family, reading the article above made me question a few things. The individual highlighted … More So, they say age is nothing but a number…

Recently, I came across an article which started that in Hawaii, infertility treatments were only avaliable to heterosexual couples. I was even more alarmed to see that as well as Hawaii there are other multiple states in the US who also follow this mandate. It’s quite a bizarre mandate for such a westernised country?! In … More Does being labelled a heterosexual top trump homosexuals in battle to conceive?

An interesting read…Check it out! http://www.bustle.com/articles/76161-how-infertility-was-talked-about-throughout-history-because-to-fight-a-taboo-you-need-to