Infertility Drugs and Techniques. Would you do it?

Honeykiss1974 · #1 06-30-2007, 01:07 AM

I would seek out more holistic approaches to increasing my fertility (ex. acupucture, nutrition & herbs, etc.) before even considering IVF or anything like that.

SummerChild · #2 06-30-2007, 04:10 PM

I hope that I would never have to use them but I think that I would at least be willing to try a technique that is not extremely expensive and which might have a low probability of resulting in multiple births. I would not want to have a situation where I'm carrying more than three babies. I have heard that even twins sometimes have difficulty getting all of the food and nutrients that they need from the mother since they have to share so I would not feel good about having so many babies trying to eat and receive the nutrients that they need to develop into healthy babies. Then, I'd be afraid that they'd be premies.

I guess that I would also prefer the kind of technique where my husband and I could use our own eggs, sperm and body.

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ladygreek · #3 06-30-2007, 04:21 PM

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I hope that I would never have to use them but I think that I would at least be willing to try a technique that is not extremely expensive and which might have a low probability of resulting in multiple births.
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Is there such a technique?

SummerChild · #4 06-30-2007, 06:01 PM

Hi Ladygreek,
I'm not sure. I was saying that in the sense that that would be one of the factors for me in deciding on a technique if I needed to go the route of these techniques in general.

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Is there such a technique?

dzdst796 · #5 06-30-2007, 06:14 PM

Everything regarding IVF/fertility treatments is expensive. Trust me I researched all the possiblities and prices. When we were considering it we were given a pamphlet which discussed financing cycles of IVF. People actually mortgage their homes for these treatments.

The IVF process is timely and requires strong support. I had a co-worker that went through it and she was a mess emotionally when she went to have her eggs removed and when she went to get the viable embryo's implanted. She was out for a few days in each case. Luckily for her she carried to term.

As a couple we decided not to go the IVF route. First neither one of our insurance companies covered IVF treatments and we were not willing to sacrifice our financial security. We decided to adopt and have been blessed with a beautiful son who is taking all our money.

Confucius · #6 06-30-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dzdst796

Everything regarding IVF/fertility treatments is expensive. Trust me I researched all the possiblities and prices. When we were considering it we were given a pamphlet which discussed financing cycles of IVF. People actually mortgage their homes for these treatments.

The IVF process is timely and requires strong support. I had a co-worker that went through it and she was a mess emotionally when she went to have her eggs removed and when she went to get the viable embryo's implanted. She was out for a few days in each case. Luckily for her she carried to term.

As a couple we decided not to go the IVF route. First neither one of our insurance companies covered IVF treatments and we were not willing to sacrifice our financial security. We decided to adopt and have been blessed with a beautiful son who is taking all our money.

Congradulations on the adoption

That is wonderful!!! In regards to IVF, I think that your coworkers story is not being told. IVF is not easy, there are no guarantees, it is very costly (passing the 10K mark easily), and the process takes an emotional toll on couples.

Conskeeted7 · #7 07-01-2007, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dzdst796

Everything regarding IVF/fertility treatments is expensive. Trust me I researched all the possiblities and prices. When we were considering it we were given a pamphlet which discussed financing cycles of IVF. People actually mortgage their homes for these treatments.

The IVF process is timely and requires strong support. I had a co-worker that went through it and she was a mess emotionally when she went to have her eggs removed and when she went to get the viable embryo's implanted. She was out for a few days in each case. Luckily for her she carried to term.

As a couple we decided not to go the IVF route. First neither one of our insurance companies covered IVF treatments and we were not willing to sacrifice our financial security. We decided to adopt and have been blessed with a beautiful son who is taking all our money.

Congratulations! I'm glad that your patience with the adoption process paid off for you and your family!

dzdst796 · #8 07-02-2007, 08:47 AM

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Congratulations! I'm glad that your patience with the adoption process paid off for you and your family!

Thank you to you and Confucius. We are actually thinking about possibly adopting another child, but we need a bigger house. The condo is just not big enough.