The National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the National Centers for Disease Control, notes no difference in fertility rates for white or Black women, aged 25-44. However, according to RESOLVE, a national clearinghouse and support group, infertility is actually 1.5 times higher among African-Americans than Caucasians. Infertility–defined as the inability to conceive after one year or more of intercourse without contraception–usually can be treated and reversed. In fact, of the 5.3 million infertile couples in the U.S. who seek treatment two-thirds are able to have children.
RESOLVE, The National Infertility Organization and partner in Redbook’s campaign says that hesitance to visit the doctor and increased incidence of fibroids are significant factors in these higher rates of infertility, RESOLVE says.
“Truth About Trying” also encourages women to upload their own videos and offers advice on the latest fertility treatments as well as helpful tips for friends and family of women who’ve been trying.
Sherri Shepherd Talks About Black Infertility was originally published on blackdoctor.org
