| Got baby? Tamara Johnson doesn't,
and occasionally she wears a T-shirt
bearing that question. She's among the 7
million people in the United States
affected by infertility - a condition of
the reproductive system that impairs the
ability to conceive children. And she's
among the roughly one-third of those
whose infertility is medically
unexplained. Infertility is not the same
as sterility, which means reproduction
is physically impossible. "I've been
battling infertility for about seven
years," said Johnson, 32, in a recent
interview. Her frustrations with
infertility range from emotional to
financial. The treatments often run
between $10,000 and $20,000, which is
not covered by most health insurance
policies. In some parts of the country,
larger cities and other countries,
treatment can cost much less.
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