5 things Indians need to know about Infertility – The Myths & the Facts
Statistically, across the world, infertility affects one in six couples. Despite this, it is a cause of immense taboo in most societies. Though the west has seen significant improvements in spreading awareness about this condition, India is yet to see such information exchange. The culture we belong to – where sex is not discussed – is an added factor and hindrance to the spread of this extremely important medical condition. Though, there is news of celebrities opting for assisted reproductive techniques to have children and an entire movie based on surrogacy (Filhaal, 2002) in recent times, infertility is definitely not …
