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[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Chapter 14: Infertility (When You Are Not Able to Have a Baby)|Chapter 14: Infertility (When You Are Not Able to Have a Baby)]] 
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  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: What Is Infertility?|What Is Infertility?]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: What Causes Infertility?|What Causes Infertility?]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Dangers at Work or Home That Can Hurt Fertility|Dangers at Work or Home That Can Hurt Fertility]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: What to Do for Infertility|What to Do for Infertility]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Repeated miscarriage|Repeated Miscarriage]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Living with Infertility|Living with Infertility]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Working for Change: Infertility|Working for Change]]</li>
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<span style{{=}}"font-size:larger;">'''How to use this chapter:'''</span>

This chapter is about people who have difficulty having children. Before reading it you may first want to read [[Where_Women_Have_No_Doctor:Chapter_4:_Our_Reproductive_Bodies|Chapter 4, “Our Reproductive Bodies”]], which talks about how someone becomes pregnant.

This chapter talks about infertility and miscarriage, and shares stories of people who have experienced infertility. You may find these descriptions upsetting or difficult to read. Please read with care and refer to the [[Other_Resources:Women's_Health|resources on infertility]] for more information and support.}}
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{{sidenote||Infertility can affect anyone, but it is a problem that few people talk about.}}
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Most people assume they will be able to have children if and when they want to. But many people cannot easily have children. This can cause sadness, worry, anger, and disappointment. Talk of infertility often focuses on heterosexual couples who are trying to get pregnant and cannot. But single people and same gender couples who want to have children can also have infertility problems.

Often, the woman is blamed when a heterosexual couple cannot have children. A man may not believe it is his problem, or that it may be a shared problem. He may react with anger and refuse to get a physical examination. This may be because infertility causes shame in communities where someone’s “manhood” depends on his ability to produce children.

Infertility has many causes. Some of them can be treated and some cannot. This chapter will help you understand infertility and what you can do about it.




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