The rise in Infertility

Debate on the possible reasons why IVF/IUI is on the increase

I hadn't heard of rproductive immunity until I was sitting in Care Fertility's waiting room, reading some leaflets on IVF and IUI.

The idea that some people produce antibodies to sperm or embryos, I found shocking.

Currently, 1 in 6 couples are infertile. This surely must be an increase from when my grandmother had her first child in 1931. And what is causing human beings to counter attacks against their own reproductive system, the very thing that keeps the human race alive.

Is it the convenience orientated society we live in? Junk food dinners instead of real food? A pill for every ill? What about the increasing arsenal of vaccinations we have, that according to manufacturer's, 'have never been evaluated for their effect on fertility'? Maybe it's pollution, or tinned food with estrogens in it that can impair sperm quality?

It certainly makes me worry for my own daughters and my possible grandchildren, when I hear about the number of people needing IUI or clomid to have a baby. I feel there is a bigger picture going on that hasn't been understood or touched upon.