Women are voluntarily childless

According to researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, childlessness among women is forced and deliberate. Moreover, women who voluntarily give up the joys of motherhood, despite the fact that physically able to become pregnant and give birth - is growing.

According to scientists, today about 20% of women and remain childless for life. This is partly due to abnormalities of the female body is not able to conceive and gestation. Partly to the fact that women make a conscious choice not to be a mother.

"Many women feel that they just have to be mothers. But there are women who simply do not want to have children, "the researchers -risuyut situation.

According to analysts, the woman from the second group are subject to condemnation and pressure from society, they are often bullied for the lack of maternal instinct and the need for procreation. Meanwhile, research has shown that in fact women whose childlessness - a voluntary choice, are less prone to stress than those who can not give birth. Women who, for whatever medical condition are not able to have children, the strongest risk their psychological health, which is usually reflected in their general physical condition.

However, not all childless women   doomed to suffering - while this fact alone sad and devastated, others he is not worried. Experts selected 1,200 women without children, and asked them questions about their deliberate choice. They found that these women, in fact, no matter whether they have children or not. Pressure from family and friends also has a special influence on them compared with those women who believe motherhood is important and necessary. The researchers said the overall statistics childless women   It continues to grow steadily. There are several reasons: infertility, financial problems, work or lack of a suitable partner.

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