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Liberty, fertility and the pursuit of high tech babies is in part a moving memoir, in part a troubling expose of yet another unregulated corner of our healthcare system. The truth is that delaying pregnancy can cause involuntary infertility, as the likelihood of pregnancy is seriously diminished beyond the age of 35, even with the use of. Women are now having children later in life, with the average age of firsttime mothers rising from 21 years old in the 1970s to 26 years old now. Liberty, fertility, and the pursuit of hightech babies, to put assisted reproduction on a. Its an excellent read, filled with eyeopening facts and figures about the many. Liberty, fertility and the pursuit of hightech babies20 and a member of the board of our bodies ourselves. But just because such hightech fertility feats are becoming more commonplace doesnt mean there is always a happy ending, argues miriam zoll in the memoir cracked open. Liberty, fertility, and the pursuit of hightech babies. Cracked open exposes heartbreak of many counting on. Freezing plans for motherhood and staying on the job. Liberty, fertility, and the pursuit of high tech babies.
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