IVF in Egypt

1. Amira has fertility issues so she finds a doctor in Egypt to help her with IVF

1.1. Process is expensive: > $30,000

1.2. Low success rate: 5% to 7%

1.3. Painful side effects like nausea, vomiting, and weight gain

1.4. Stigmatized by family for not having children

1.5. Amira thinks she finally may be pregnant

1.6. After many attempts at IVF, Amira remains childess

2. IVF in developing societies like Egypt remains a mystery

2.1. Increased global demands for new reproductive technologies

2.2. Egypt has a large population of infertile people

2.3. IVF treatments are expensive, so the wealthy elite benefit the most

2.4. Poor Egyptians have limited access to treatment

2.5. Infertile women are stigmatized more than infertile men

2.6. There are moral issues surrounding IVF treatment has well as social limiations