Comments on: United States Total Fertility Rate Increases

By: Betsy Powell

Betsy Powell — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:03:33 +0000

I am also an advocate of a natural approach to trying to get pregnant. I have written an article on getting pregnant after miscarriage that you may find interesting and helpful. It is great news to see that so many are now getting involved. The environment, nutrition, and general health are factors in fertility.

By: rickety

rickety — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:07:15 +0000

You are right it is worth a try and it did work for you. If nothing else one would be more healthy than before. Thank you for your comment and congratulations on your baby.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:16 +0000

To those who wish they could become pregnant but can’t, I have to say I can sympathize with them. My husband and I tried for several years to get me pregnant, but to no avail. Then I learned that what your body is telling you is that you’re not healthy enough to carry a baby. I discovered a holistic method to treat the whole body and conceived our first child in 2 1/2 months. Its worth a try and cost a heck of a lot less than pills, drugs, and surgeries.

By: rickety

rickety — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:33 +0000

Is this the article?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08kristof.html

By: Fertility Problems

Fertility Problems — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:39 +0000

Chemicals do play a huge role. Just from our drinking water along we are getting microscopic specs of different chemicals we shouldn’t. These include things such as Vicodin, ibuprofen, birth control, etcetera, which is flushed down the toilet.

I really wish I could find that article, it was in the nytimes, if I ever do I’ll post it.

By: rickety

rickety — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:27:59 +0000

It hadn’t occurred to me that chemicals could be a problem. Thank you for the information. How many people do you think it affects?

By: Fertility Problems

Fertility Problems — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:20:39 +0000

It’s amazing how many people have fertility problems in the U.S.

I think one of the biggest factors causing fertility is chemicals such as pesticides, plasticizers (bisphenol A and phthalates), surfectants (alkylphenols), artificial fragrances, and flame retardants (PBDEs).

Some of these chemicals can cause trouble even at 2,000 times less than what the EPA regulated amounts says. Also about 2,000 new chemicals enter the product lines every year, yet there is no adequate testing, and these ‘newly introduced’ chemicals aren’t even listed as active ingredients.

But yeah, It’s amazing what is happening. If I would have to guess, the future of this world is going to be almost like the movie “Children of Men”, that is, if the government doesn’t start doing something to monitor things that harm reproductive organs.

By: rickety

rickety — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:46:09 +0000

Jim,
It is indeed interesting that fertility falls off. In your link the backwards J that is discussed is not something all demographers agree on. For example, see http://demographymatters.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-on-fertility-and-hdi.html

And of course with half the world’s population having a lower than replacement fertility not all nations will be able to attract all the immigrants they need.

By: Jim Tressor

Jim Tressor — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:00:40 +0000

It is interesting that the population of wealthier countries, like the United States, would have to be sustained by immigration. Here is an interesting article on the same subject – what the possible economic consequences are for such population growth: https://www.mindreign.com/en/mindshare/Global-Economics/Population-Relations/sl35291137bp410cpp10pn1.html

By: David

David — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:18:41 +0000

Beetlebabee, perhaps you should consider adopting one of the many children who have been abandoned to a foster home in America. My mom was one of those children, and she certainly appreciated it back in the day.