Something that I have not yet seen covered in the files is a discussion of “preserved fertility”. I am a parent of two IVF children. To preserve fertility in a young girl of say 13, the doctor would first have to shoot them up with strong hormones to induce a mass production of viable eggs, then harvest and freeze them. If this goes well…
Something that I have not yet seen covered in the files is a discussion of “preserved fertility”. I am a parent of two IVF children. To preserve fertility in a young girl of say 13, the doctor would first have to shoot them up with strong hormones to induce a mass production of viable eggs, then harvest and freeze them. If this goes well, they may get a dozen eggs and maybe 8 will the viable. Once they have been frozen and they are then thawed at a later date, viability has been reduced and whether or not they can be successfully fertilized is a whole other issue.
The process of doing this is painful to say the least and it can be life threatening if the mother becomes hyperstimulated. The average 13 year old does not comprehend do I want to have kids, let alone the ramifications of hyper stimulation.
Something that I have not yet seen covered in the files is a discussion of “preserved fertility”. I am a parent of two IVF children. To preserve fertility in a young girl of say 13, the doctor would first have to shoot them up with strong hormones to induce a mass production of viable eggs, then harvest and freeze them. If this goes well, they may get a dozen eggs and maybe 8 will the viable. Once they have been frozen and they are then thawed at a later date, viability has been reduced and whether or not they can be successfully fertilized is a whole other issue.
The process of doing this is painful to say the least and it can be life threatening if the mother becomes hyperstimulated. The average 13 year old does not comprehend do I want to have kids, let alone the ramifications of hyper stimulation.