Childless

Childless is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children.

Some reasons for childlessness include: [ [http://www.childlessnotbychoice.com Childless Not By Choice] ]

* infertility or other medical problems
* lack of appropriate resources (financial, community, etc)
* lack of a partner, or lack of willingness from their partner
* advancing age

Childfree

Some people make a conscious decision to refrain from procreating or adopting children; many such people identify with the label of "childfree". Many childfree individuals prefer the term "childfree" to the term "childless", because the suffix "-" may imply that their lives are lacking in some way, when childfree individuals typically feel that their lives are complete without children. [ [http://www.childfree.net/ the childfree-by-choice pages] ] To accomplish the goal of remaining childfree, some childfree individuals undergo medical sterilization.

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