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FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY

FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY. Trend: Declining Fertility Why is fertility rate declining throughout the world?. Physical and Environmental Factors In Canada, estimated that 1 in 5 couples is infertile 1) Sexually transmitted diseases 2) Declining Fertility Rates of Men 3) Delayed Motherhood

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FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY

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  1. FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY Trend: Declining Fertility Why is fertility rate declining throughout the world? • Physical and Environmental Factors • In Canada, estimated that 1 in 5 couples is infertile • 1) Sexually transmitted diseases • 2) Declining Fertility Rates of Men • 3) Delayed Motherhood • Leads to a current trend that is called Involuntary Childlessness • Another social trend is Voluntary childlessness

  2. FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY TREND: INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS Involuntary Childlessness A) Inability to find a mate B) Infertility due to physical problems • Physical problems such as hormonal imbalance, pelvic infection, low sperm count, hormone deficiency • Many cultures believe that having children is important. • Israel- a marriage that lasts for 10 years without children is grounds for divorce. Why do you think the birth of children is so important in some cultures?

  3. FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY TREND: VOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS • Voluntary childlessness is when couples decide actively not to have children. • How does society view couples who choose not to have children?

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