Infertility Drugs and Techniques. Would you do it?

SummerChild · #1 06-29-2007, 11:47 PM

Ok gang,
What do you think about infertility drugs and techniques such as in vitro for example.

Would you do it? Which technique? At what age?

Would you be afraid that you're (if you're a woman) going to have a situation where you are carrying (and possibly losing) multiple babies?

Recently there was a very sad story of a woman that used one or more techniques had six babies but because she delivered early, unfortunately, there are only two babies remaining alive.
Is it unfair to the babies?

Conskeeted7 · #2 06-30-2007, 12:52 AM

I pesonally wouldn't hesitate to use any type of treatment that I could afford to assist me in becoming a mother. There are risks to having children under any circumstances. So, I wouldn't really consider it any different.

Honeykiss1974 · #3 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 · #4 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 · #5 06-30-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SummerChild

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 · #6 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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Originally Posted by ladygreek

Is there such a technique?