SOC-12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Trans Man, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Infertility
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A couples approach to getting pregnant may be indicative of their approach to other phases. Those initiating sex with the goal of pregnancy compared to those who stop using birth control and let whatever happen may be better prepared in other phases of parenthood. Ovulation disorders, fallopian tube blockages or pelvic inflammatory disease. 1 in 5 babies has a mother aged 35 or older. Trend of having children later in life. Educated women delay or avoid child bearing if it will damage their economic future and opportunities. Average number of children a women will have in her lifetime. 1. 5 children per woman aged 15 to 49 years. Below rate of 2. 1 (common past average for canada) Rate has risen for women aged 35 to 49. 11. 8 births per 1000 females in 1995 to 13. 5 in 2004. For some trans men, the only option for starting a family might be to become pregnant and carry the child themselves.
