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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There really isn't any risk from the fertility drugs you use in DE. Since they are suppressing your cycle not stimulating you to produce eggs, you don't take the heavy duty fertility drugs. The donor takes them instead. [/quote]

OP here. Yes, that is true but there is risk from the estrogen and progesterone of blood clots.  Also, IVF and DE pregnancies have more complications than natural pregnancies.  My OB who is a high risk OB told me that statistically, natural pregnancies have fewer complications and also fewer birth defects than IVF/DE pregnancies.[/quote]

I going to change my advice and say that you sound like a better candidate for adoption than DE. The increased risks in pregnancy and for birth defects are very minuscule statistically. There are a few birth defects that are higher with IVF, but, again, the increase is very small and the overall risk is tiny. If these kinds of numbers are deterring you, you probably have reservations about IVF and DE that you are not fully aware of.

Adoption has its own challenges, but it sounds like the risks with adoption might be ones that you are more comfortable with. [/quote]

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