1. Efficacy
1.1. Lack of regulation
1.1.1. Use of the black market to find necessary drugs
1.2. Positioning of Egypt on global scale in NRT
1.3. Dependent on 4 major factors
1.3.1. 1. Woman's age and couple's diagnosis
1.3.1.1. Male infertility due to many factors
1.3.1.1.1. 1. Environment
1.3.1.1.2. 2. Genes
1.3.1.1.3. 3. Smoking
1.3.1.1.4. 4. Diet
1.3.1.1.5. 5. Stress
1.3.1.2. Male infertility leading to immasculation
1.3.2. 2. Number of transferred embryos
1.3.3. 3. Repetition
1.3.3.1. Dependent on money
1.3.3.2. Dependent on viable fertile years remaining
1.3.3.3. Dependent on family size desired
1.3.4. Inflation of success rate
1.3.4.1. Report of non-confirmed pregnancies rather than successful deliveries
1.3.4.1.1. Does not account for miscarriages or stillbirths
1.3.4.1.2. False positive pregnancies
1.3.4.1.3. Successful fertilization not important
1.4. Selling
1.4.1. Hope and persistence
1.4.1.1. Often false hope because of a low success rate
1.4.1.2. NRT can produce multiple births
1.4.1.2.1. Selective reduction
1.4.1.2.2. Risky
2. Iatrogenesis
2.1. Being "cured"
2.2. Tortured body history
3. Infertility as a test of faith and patience
3.1. "Up to God"
4. Embodiment
4.1. Infertility encompasses gender inequality
4.1.1. Whose body suffers the most
4.1.1.1. Men
4.1.1.1.1. Diagnostic Procedures
4.1.1.2. Women
4.1.1.2.1. Diagnostic Procedures
4.1.1.2.2. Oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer
4.1.1.2.3. Cervical circlage
4.1.2. Women are branded infertile when they are not always the problem
4.2. Bodily conceptions
4.3. "Medical Deflowering"
4.3.1. Both men and women
4.4. Pain
4.4.1. Hormone drug side effects