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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1/3 of people get cancer eventually. There is nothing you can do at this point. Every donor, and you yourself, have something imperfect in their genes. And if you had ruled out this donor you wouldn't have your wonderful baby. I hope your PPD/ppa treatment is successful. [/quote]

Thank you. We feel the same way. We wouldn't change anything at all. It does feel like [b]we can't use the remaining two embryos [/b]knowing this so that is something we will have to discuss and sit with [/quote]

This conclusion does not follow at all, in my mind. Did you think you were getting flawless human germ cells with this sperm donor? Something will go wrong with absolutely everyone.[/quote]

No not at all. It's more the knowing beforehand. And the wording on the email from Fairfax. They are advising a return of any leftover vials for a refund and placed the profile as restricted. It feels overwhelming. I know things will pop up even on my side. I don't know my family history all that well and I'm still fairly young and certain diseases haven't had time to pop up. [/quote]

But you also have to factor in the fact that you are depriving your existing child and (potentially) your hypothetical other offspring of a full genetic sibling—which could have its own implications for their health.

Talk to a medical ethicist about this; don’t just take the sperm bank’s liability-minded advice.[/quote]

Will definitely chat with a geneticist and take in all considerations. TBH I don't think I can go through another cycle. We would just not grow our family. As is, we are unsure about the other two embryos and transfer and we were already waiting for baby to turn 1 to start talking or thinking about it. [/quote]

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