Being infertile in a fertile world

In chapter 11 there is a section that talks about infertility. I think this is such a huge topic right now because in today’s society so many women are having babies. This is very prevalent in the celebrity scene, people see that Angelina Jolie is having babies and think that they should get pregnant as well. Now I’m not saying that every couple thinks this but it does cause for some thought. When reading this part of the chapter all I thought about was the movie Juno, where a teenage girl gets pregnant and decides to give it up for adoption. The couple that is adopting the baby talks about how they have been in this situation before but the biological mother decided to keep the baby. You can tell the emotional strain that it puts on this family. Whenever the couple is together in the movie they act really awkward towards each other. I could see how being infertile can put a damper on the relationship, because all you would think about is how you need to get pregnant, now! Sex wouldn’t even be enjoyable anymore because the only reason you would try to have sex is to get pregnant. Something that really surprised me in the reading is how it talks about how males have just as much responsibility for the couple being infertile as the woman. I had always been under the impression that is was mostly the women, especially the way that society brings it up in our culture with shows like Jon and Kate Plus Eight, or the octo-mom. I think that it is great though that families do care so much about raising children and wanting to start a family; and do whatever it takes.