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Infertility in many cultures is a reason for divorce, and a way for a man or woman to increase his/her chances of producing an heir. [ 63 ] [ 65 ] [ 67 ] [ 70 ] When a woman is divorced, she can lose her security that often comes with land, wealth, and a family. [ 70 ]
20-30% percent of infertility cases are due to male infertility, 20–35% are due to female infertility, and 25-40% are due to combined problems. [13] In 10–20% of cases, no cause is found. [13] The most common cause of female infertility is ovulatory problems, which generally manifest themselves by sparse or absent menstrual periods. [60]
A woman's fertility is in generally good quality from the late teens to early thirties, although it declines gradually over time. [1] Around 35, fertility is noted to decline at a more rapid rate. [1] At age 45, a woman starting to try to conceive will have no live birth in 50–80 percent of cases. [2]
It is also a normal state in women after menopause. In humans, infertility is the inability to become pregnant after at least one year of unprotected and regular sexual intercourse involving a male and female partner. [2] There are many causes of infertility, including some that medical intervention can treat. [3]
Addictions are often cited as a reason for divorce. The addictions range from alcohol to sex to work to opioids . Addictions can hijack the brain and can become a person's top priority.
Infertility and childlessness stigmas are social and cultural codes that identify the inability to have children as a disgraceful state of being. Broadly speaking, in many cultures, "Demonstrating fertility is necessary to be considered a full adult, a real man or woman, and to leave a legacy after death," and thus the failure to make this demonstration is penalized. [1]
The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent) — a.k.a. fairly universal things that have motivated men not to have children for centuries.
A 2021 study from The Journals of Gerontology finds that women 50 and older who divorce experience a 45% decline in their standard of living, compared to 21% for men, and Pew finds they are more ...