Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Not tonite, dear, I'm British

Women bypass sex in favour of 'instant pregnancies'
By Charlotte Edwardes and Andrew Alderson
(Filed: 25/09/2005)

Women are increasingly seeking inappropriate IVF treatment because they do not have the time or inclination for a sex life and want to "diarise" their busy lives.

IVF treatment
The cost of a single IVF treatment is at least £2,500

Wealthy career women in their 30s and early 40s, some of whom have given up regular sex altogether, are turning to "medicalised conception" - despite being fertile and long before they have exhausted the possibility of a natural conception.

(Gee, I know women who opt for Instant Childbirth, aka Caesarian Sections, but this is getting ridiculous...)