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Re: 32 - thinking of going straight to adoption without undergoing fertility treatmentsFrom: Belinda (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 9 Feb 2001 04:39:56 -0600 (CST)
Hi Karen, we're kind of in the same place as you at the moment. We were told on Tuesday that IVF is the best option for us, and we've been put on the waiting list (~ 1 year wait). At the time I thought I wasn't sure if it was what I wanted, but there's no harm in being on the list while we decide. We got home and read all the info they've given us - and I just looked at my husband and said "I REALLY don't want to do this!". It seems like a nightmare, without even a great success rate. In addition to the IVF, we'd have to have the ICSI done - where they inject the sperm directly into the egg - and there's some evidence that this can lead to birth defects. It just seems to me to be a bizarre thing to do when there are kids in care waiting for a home. That's not to say I don't think anyone else should do it - I think it's absolutely amazing that scientifically it's a possibility - I just really don't think it's for me. I desperately want to have children in our lives, but I have no urge to be pregnant - and certainly no urge to give birth!! I know other people do have very strong feelings on this though, and I in no way mean to criticise any one elses decision - it's such a personal thing, you just have to do what's right for you.
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