The past two decades, especially of late, have seen a panoply of new techniques and advancements in the field of infertility; today, women already in menopause and in their 50's are getting the chance to beat the clock and become parents again. Beyond just in vitro fertilization, the world of infertility treatments has blossomed into treatments such as cytoplasmic transfer where the cytoplasm from a healthy donor egg is injected into an advanced "older" egg …showed first 75 words of 303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 303 total…Personally, I found this article both stimulating and fascinating--technology proceeds at an alarming and exhilarating rate. Beyond the scope of out textbook, this article introduced more cutting-edge procedures for infertility and some of the ethical questions it garners. I would have liked a more comprehensive look into the psychological consequences of older-age pregnancies and how these parents are coping at specific ages. Newman, J. (2000). How old is too old to have a baby? Discover, 60-67.