What: Veterans and active military members are only eligible for fertility care if they can prove their infertility was caused by their service, “such as women who suffered injuries to their reproductive organs in combat or the partners of men who take medication for post-traumatic stress order that lowers sperm count.” Advocates are fighting to make fertility care more broadly available, as it can be *very difficult* to prove precisely when and if military service contributed to infertility.
Why it matters: “Infertility in the military is understudied. But in a 2018 survey, 37% of active-duty women said they struggled with infertility, a rate that is three times the national average.”
Source: NBC News