What is Childlessness?
'''Childlessness''' is not having a [[child]]. Since the 1970s, there are more childless people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Having it All without Having Children|publisher=TIME Magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148636,00.html|access-date=Jan 18, 2014|archive-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118000955/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148636,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are two kinds of childlessness, voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary childlessness is when people choose to not have children. People do this for several reasons, which include: *[[Celibacy]] (not having [[sexual intercourse]]) *Not wanting to have a child (see [[Childfree]]) *Not having enough money to take care of a child *Being too old to have a child Voluntary childlessness is sometimes called [[childfree]]. There are also several reason for involuntary childlessness, including: *[[Infertility]], which means they are unable to biologically have children. *[[Infant mortality|the death of an infant or child]] either before, during, or shortly after birth. ==Options for involuntary childlessness== Sometimes a couple can have a child through [[artificial insemination]], when a sperm is place in a woman's uterus immediately after ovulation. Another option is [[in vitro fertilization]] (or IVF). In this process, a sperm and an egg are placed together until fertilization happens, then the egg is put into the uterus. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Relationships]] [[Category:Family]] [[Category:Children]]