Rico is a healthy man in his mid thirties, working in a middle class company and father of a three year old daughter. He was standing in front of St. James the Greater Church to hear mass and carrying with him his cute little girl when a brand new 2008 Toyota Furtuner pulled out, driven by a middle aged man. As it was slowly passing by them, Rico could not help but exclaim, “Wow, if I could only drive a car like that. I’ll be the happiest man alive!” Suddenly, the car stopped right in front of him, the driver pulled out the keys and said “Ok, here’s the key, it’s all yours. Just give me that baby and I’ll be the happiest man in the world.” It was then that Rico realized how luckier he was, feeling the tight embrace of his daughter who apparently got afraid of the stranger.

Usually, it is only in such cases when we encounter the misery of other people that we tend to value things or persons that in ordinary situation, we fail to give importance. Such is also the case in marriage. The significance of a child to married couple is usually accentuated when they encounter childless spouses. No body can down play the challenges that an infertile couple faces everyday. Studies show that 95% of couples really desire children no matter what condition they are in. Further, a survey conducted in the US, showed that the child birth is called the most “fulfilling movement” by the most women. On one hand, most male consider fatherhood as the measure of their masculinity and fulfillment. In contrast to this, about ten million couples are noted to suffer from infertility every year based on Gallup Poll survey. In general, infertility does not only affect the married couple but also their immediate loved-ones. There pains and longing are equally shared by frustrated grandparents and prospected grand-parents. The same is aggravated by the fact that it carries a social stigma that seems to show the couple’s disability.

In this light, one may easily find that one of the most frustrating situations to people in general is failure to bear offspring. Thus, the psychological, emotional and even the social conditions of infertile person are greatly affected. Experts say that most causes of infertility are related to physiological problems in reproductive system of either male or female, while 10% account for those which are unknown. Nonetheless, studies also show that about 60% of infertile couples can be successfully treated if they have expert medical care, further, 25 to 45% of patient who attend infertility clinics, report emotional significance. Thus, it is highly advised that couples who fail to have a child within a year of usual regular intercourse should seek medical help.