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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
My main concern with IVF is whether there are underlying problems preventing pregnancy that may cause serious problems for the children. Isn't infertility sometimes a sign that you shouldn't have children? I don't know.
Then there are the complications (re: multiple births and the related complications). As long as those involved are well aware of the risks and weigh them carefully, I don't see why they shouldn't be given the opportunity.
When a couple wants a child that badly, I'm sure it's a good environment for one to be born into.
And then, of course, it also provides wonderful family opportunities to the gay community.
I guess my bottom line is to seriously consider the health issues and to be prepared to deal with them appropriately. This is a child (or two or three) we're talking about here.
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Without a doubt, probably the most informed parents regarding their own health and those of their kids are those that have those kids through treatments. We don't just walk into a clinic and ask for drugs and make a baby. Screening alone takes time; all possible reasons for the infertility are explored; we undergo monthly sonograms, monthly blood work, continuous monitoring and regular sitdowns with our specialists. By the time we're done, we know more about hormones, drug interactions, blood test meanings, how our bodies function, what every phase a fetus goes through, what needle is needed for what injection is being done and how much it all costs. We know our doctors' first names, their wives' first names, their home phone numbers and where they went to school. In short, we get educated. We have to be. And there isn't a more wanted child in the world than the one whose parents go through this litany of medical craziness to have it.