Grrr.

[holly_evolving]

Got too mad reading this article to finish it. I very strongly oppose fertility treatment, for a few reasons. Not gonna start unless a discussion happens in comments, though.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/health/11fertility.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Comments

[alphafemale1.livejournal.com]

I absolutely support fertility treatment, because without it I would not have my very precious goddaughter. And because Eric and I may need medical assistance in conceiving.

But I DO NOT support multiple births, at all. I also (possibly cruelly) do not support excessive measures for extremely premature babies. I also have to question the use of IVF in families that already have children.

I remember when the McCaughy Sextuplets were born, and when asked about the risk, the father said "God wanted us to have these babies". No, sir, you needed to use IVF to conceive these children- it wasn't happening on its own. God was pretty clear that he didn't want you to have them.

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

In a different economy, I would probably feel differently about IVF in general...although the IVF doctors I have met did creep me out A LOT (they wanted my eggs even after I told them my myriad of genetic issues--which no, they can't clean out). But I think I would still be opposed to multiple implantations.

It just got to me to read how very extreme some of the measures parents take are. I have to wonder if IVF doctors sometimes prey on the intense emotional state of the parents for the sake of profit and inflated success rates.