{"id":113311,"date":"2016-02-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113311\/break-the-silence-during-reproductive-health-month\/"},"modified":"2016-02-12T14:35:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T12:35:25","slug":"break-the-silence-during-reproductive-health-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/02\/13\/break-the-silence-during-reproductive-health-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Break the silence during Reproductive Health Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reproductive Health Month takes place annually, from February 1 to 29.<\/p>\n<p>For the second year running, IFAASA (Infertility Awareness Association of South Africa) is \u201cBreaking the Silence\u201d around the stigma of infertility.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Their theme for this year is \u201cWill Your Fertility Stand the Test of Time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IFAASA is offering an educational and awareness campaign for couples to fast track their fertility assessment.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For years, infertility has been a taboo and socially unacceptable subject for any couple trying to conceive.<\/p>\n<p>Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term after 12 months of trying to conceive.<\/p>\n<p>If you are over the age of 35, the time of trying to conceive is reduced to six months.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of infertility:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Primary infertility, where a couple has never had a baby.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Secondary infertility, where a couple is unable to conceive after they have already had a child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to see a fertility specialist for a complete fertility assessment.<\/p>\n<p>This can assist couples to make an informed decision on the journey they choose to take, whether it is fertility treatment, adoption or living with involuntary childlessness.<\/p>\n<p>IFAASA not only encourages couples experiencing infertility challenges, but also the general population to educate themselves about infertility.<\/p>\n<p>Pregnancy is a privilege that not every couple is afforded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone needs to be supportive of these families and couples struggling with infertility, because they are going through a huge emotional and financial challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to have the backing and support of South Africa\u2019s leading fertility clinics in driving awareness of infertility,\u201d said Meggan Zunckel, chief executive officer of IFAASA.<\/p>\n<p>During the campaign IFAASA highlights the importance of a fertility assessment by a fertility specialist.<\/p>\n<p>There are usually physical or biological factors which cause infertility and medical treatment will be beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>Break the silence and fast track your fertility assessment &#8211; there is no time like the present.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the IFAASA website at www.ifaasa.co.za<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/112422\/local-hospital-to-host-pregnancy-awareness-open-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local hospital to host pregnancy awareness open day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/112633\/why-childbirth-education-classes-are-important\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why childbirth education classes are important<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='02cb7d6daaf8d934967f1b9e981ac77c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFAASA encourages people to go for a fertility assessment this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":113356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,7,2],"tags":[8297,969,9822,9641,6641],"class_list":["post-113311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-ifaasa","tag-juliana-louw","tag-pregnancy-education"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","germiston city news","IFAASA","Juliana Louw","pregnancy education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}