Abstract: Recent literature proposes that poverty could lead women to remain childless, thus attenuating or reverting higher fertility typically observed among of lower schooling level. We explore the role health in this approach: does have a distinctive detrimental effect on levels? To end, we compute gap definite childlessness rate by self-reported disability status across levels. Due scarcit...

In many post?socialist countries, there is a strong social ideal that, in order to live fulfilled life, men and women should have children; thus “childfree” lifestyles are much less popular than North?Western Europe. this article, we explore factors leading childlessness among who were mostly socialized under state?socialist conditions the subsequent transition period by analysing 30 in?depth i...

the peak age of onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is simultaneous with the peak reproductive years. patients have many concerns about the impact of ibd on fertility and pregnancy outcomes. the most important reason for voluntary childlessness is the fear of side effects from medications for ibd. decision making for medical therapy is a complex equation. it is important to summarize avai...

Many young couples suffer from an unfulfilled wish to bear children. Men as well as women may be the physiological cause of this barrenness; regardless, undesired childlessness always implies a great amount of emotional distress for both partners. The diagnostic process involves extensive testing of both man and woman, including hormone analysis of the blood and physical examinations. The termi...

Many young couples suffer from an unfulfilled wish to bear children. Men as well as women may be the physiological cause of this barrenness; regardless, undesired childlessness always implies a great amount of emotional distress for both partners. The diagnostic process involves extensive testing of both man and woman, including hormone analysis of the blood and physical examinations. The termi...