The thing is though Wardy , if we were all to live as nature intended , theoretically , as a 31 year old healthy woman , I could end up with about a dozen children if I chose not to use contraception. Now I love my kids but I would be horrified to be pregnant and barefoot up until the menopause lol ! Thanks to medical breakthroughs , our lives have been radically changed. People no longer die from sexually transmitted diseases , transplants allow patients to have a longer quality of life when their own organs fail and hopefully we may reach a point in time when we no longer see Cancer as a terminal illness , more a minor upset which can be completely cured. What's wrong with giving nature a little helping hand ? If childless couples are able to provide a loving , safe evironment for a child , then I see no problem with that. The sad reality is that so many babies are born into misery and poverty or have parents who didn't plan them nor want them. Someone who goes to the trouble of having IVF is obviously so desperate to have a baby and will usually be in a good position to provide for a child.
I thankfully conceived my children naturally but I remember how I felt when I was broody. I suddenly became acutely aware of every pram , baby product , children in the street etc. If I try to empathise with infertile women , then I can only begin to imagine the pain the longing for a child must bring.