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Re: Is anyone worried about passing this on to baby?From: anonymous@obgyn.netThu, 30 Nov 2000 15:22:15 EST
I agree with you, I am not having kids, because I just don't like them enough to want one of my own, but I would never pass on something like this to a child. I guess maybe because I am not desperate to procreate I can look at it like deliberately choosing to possibly bring a defective baby into the world, who at best will have to not eat freely and normally because of the carb thing and always be on the lookout for IR and PCOS symptoms, and at worst could develop a severe manifestation of PCOS and develop diabetes, and suffer diabetic complications, endometrial cancer, etc...... Not to mention all the cosmetic problems that can shatter self-esteem. Personally, I think it is selfish to procreate when you have a potentially life diminishing condition that may very well be genetic. Why not adopt? Adoption can be a long drawn out procedure, but gee, isn't the fertility treatment scene equally as expensive, drawn out, and heart wrenching? I guess not wanting kids I cannot understand why the importance of passing on the genetic material, even if that genetic material may be flawed outweighs the potential well being of the child. But I guess some people are more caught up in the whole idea of procreation instead of the ramifications thereof. I just hope that their gamble that there will be better treatment options and that their kid will somehow "dodge the bullet" pays off and the child does not develop problems or manages to recieve treatment early on and does not suffer the worst problems, and who knows, maybe there will be a cure by then. But I would not gamble on those odds when another life is at stake. Tracy
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