I nfertility is a growing problem in the United States. It is quite legitimate, indeed praiseworthy, to try to find ways to overcome infertility. The problem causes great pain and anguish for many married couples. Since children are a wonderful gift of marriage, it is a good thing to try to overcome the obstacles which prevent children from being conceived and born.
Scripture is filled with accounts of women who suffered from infertility.
The sorrow they felt at not being able to have a child could not be diminished even by a husband's love. Of course Elkanah's wife loved him, but she wanted to bear their child. But the Bible tells us there are limits to acceptable methods for conceiving a child. Obviously not any means can be used to achieve pregnancy. In our day many techniques and therapies have been developed to overcome infertility.