IVF Poll

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[Poll #271874]

Feel free to be honest! A good friend of mine defended the "no" vote to me recently, and I can see her point in that IVF is a "luxury" intervention - you are not curing a life threatening illness, you are just helping a couple indulge in their dream of a child.

Comments

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As I understand it, it's not safe or healthy to extract eggs more often than once every two months or so, so that should force a limit on the number of times that can be done per year, or at least the frequency, and I do think there should be requirements that the couple has (a) tried for at least six months and (b) there is no blocked falopian tube, which might (a) be the reason for the delay, and (2) be cleared in the testing.

Also, I think that before the IVF process begins, perhaps the woman should be required to have done ovulation prediction tests for three months, because it's entirely possible that the couple is just not "hitting it" at the right time. So I guess what I'm saying is, I think that as a general issue, it's a good thing to expand IVF access, but there should be a few checks & balances of less-intrusive means first.