The dream is simple: To have a baby.
In generations past, couples faced with infertility had two choices: adopt a child or accept life without one.
Advances in medicine and science have provided more options: Fertility drugs. Artificial insemination. In vitro fertilization. Sperm donors. Egg donors. Surrogate mothers.
Approximately 2.7 million American couples put their faith in one or more of these options every year.
Still, not everyone who begins the quest ends with a baby. Only about 65% of women who seek fertility treatment ultimately give birth.