FERTILITY DRUGS:

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FERTILITY DRUGS

• IS IT WORTH IT?

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PROBLEM Fertility Drugs are Risky

• Fertility drugs are dangerous to mothers and
  babies.
• Over-population
• Doctors do not monitor development properly.

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PROBLEM Fertility Drugs are Risky

• Expensive
• Dangerous with no guarantee
• Unnecessary

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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.

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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.

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SOLUTIONS

• Regulations
• In-Vitro Fertilization
• Fertility Monitor
• Monitored Ultrasound

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SOLUTION BENEFITS

• More regulated methods cost less
• Fewer babies Less over-population
• Safer to mother and babies
• Higher success rate

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