I also think we should make an effort to get infertility insurance coverage. Couples should not be denied children because of affordability or lack of coverage. I believe that knowledge is power and the more we know about infertility, the more we as a society can understand it. As the number of people affected by infertility increases, the chances of reproducing also decrease. Fewer children are born each year. People are waiting to have children. The world's priorities have changed significantly, from growing our families to careers and how to expand our bank accounts. Fertility is something people take for granted. A part of the population thinks that they can use in vitro fertilization (IVF) and have all the children they want when they are ready. I wish it was that simple. The fact is that women who undergo “IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have only a 20-25% chance of having a live birth per cycle” (Peddie, Portor). Although these chances are higher than trying to conceive naturally, it is still not guaranteed. IVF “is the fertilization process of manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish” (American). Many couples have undergone countless IVF cycles and spent thousands of dollars and still come home childless. The average expense for an IVF procedure is estimated “in the United States to range between $12,000 and $15,000” (Infertility Resources: IHR). Myself, for a basic IVF procedure I received $10,000 and that was for the basic, that's why we need insurance coverage and the world's understanding that the treatments fertility treatments are necessary for some people and that it is as heartbreaking and life-ending as any illness for some.