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| Giving new meaning to "advanced maternal age": http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/12/AR2010081206876.html |
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I am an "older" mother - AMA for both pregnancies.
But THIS is ridiculous: "The women come to us and say, 'Even if I die, at least I won't face the stigma of being barren,' " said Anurag Bishnoi, the center's lead IVF specialist. "These women are like soldiers:, They are on the front lines for their family, their country. They may die, but their family and country will live." |
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There is so much wrong with this, on so many levels, I don't even know where to begin.
A 66-yr old having triplets?! A 72-yr old with an 18-month old baby, and the doctor says about the parents "they won't live for that much longer anyway, but now they have done a noble thing." What??? I don't know what the age cutoff, if any, should be used for ART treatments, but how could anyone think it's appropriate to perform IVF on women in their 60's and 70's? And why does an IVF cycle cost only $2500 in India?! |
Anonymous
| I read that article and thought it was crazy. However, it did give me hope that if this cycle of IVF with my eggs fails that I will be able to get pregnant with donor eggs. I'm 42, so I'm AMA, but not that avanced. |
Anonymous
| 22:06 please do some reading on money exchange and buying power before releasing statements like that. |
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" 22:06 please do some reading on money exchange and buying power before releasing statements like that. "
hunh? I"m not 22:06 but what in the world are you talking about? I read that article and think it's horrible that they're allowing this. I suppose you can't make a law against it since where do you draw the cut-off line, but I think it's absolutely morally bankrupt to decide to have a child when you're 70, particularly when the typical life expectancy in your country is lower than that. |
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yep
I was 42 when I had my second, but AMA is quite different from ND (near death).
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Anonymous
| Is 52 too old? Still ovulating and would love another child.....however, I'm too tired and this is just hypothetical. |
Anonymous
I think that it's related to this:
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Anonymous
| I am by no means advocating this, think its ridiculous, and that it raises significant ethical issues . . . BUT . . . I remember watching a segment on TV regarding this woman and if she were to pass away tomorrow, there were NUMEROUS younger family members who would step in to take care of the baby. They live amongst their extended family and the baby would always have love and financial and emotional support. It is a little different than giving birth in your 60-80s in the US where you often have little to no family support. |
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PP here
I'll be 52 when my son is 10 (my second). My daughter will be 14. My father was 50 when I turned 14. So I'm OK with that - as long as I'm healthy, that is. If you became pregnant now, you'd be 62 with a 10 yo (or twins b/c stuff happens!). Could you handle that? It all depends on your physical health and outlook.
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aprilmayjune
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I don't think that constitutionally speaking you would be able to put any sort of cut off on age.. Something about women's reproductive rights and all that....
I have an uncle and aunt in law that were in their late 50's and had IVF treatments and just gave birth a year ago to a healthy boy.. They are going to be in their 70's at his wedding.. I couldn't imagine being old enough to know that it was far more likely for me to miss all of my child's growing into adulthood than not.. I don't know how they live with that thought alone... |