Just heard from my doc at CFA. They are currently discussing how to move forward. They are operating as normal for now but that may change and they’re recommending new cycles be put on pause because of social distancing and also because it’s not yet clear how the virus affects pregnant women.

So I guess... if you can wait, do, but if you can’t wait, set up something ASAP before they change their minds.

Anyone know what CFA is doing?

This is what the Maryland secretary of Health Issued yesterday 3/23/20:
Elective and Non-urgent Medical Procedures - Licensed Health Care Facilities
Pursuant to the Executive Order of March 16, 2020 relating to various health care matters and in accordance with the guidance issued by MDH and posted on its website at http:// coronavirus.maryland.gov, all licensed hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and all other licensed health care facilities shall cease all elective and non-urgent medical procedures effective at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and not provide any such procedures for the duration of the catastrophic health emergency.
Elective and Non-urgent Medical Procedures - All Health Care Practitioners
Pursuant to the Executive Order of March 16, 2020 relating to various health care matters and in accordance with the guidance issued by MDH and posted on its website at http:// coronavirus.maryland.gov, all providers of health care licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under the Health Occupations Article shall perform only medical procedures that are critically necessary for the maintenance of health for a patient. All elective and non- urgent medical procedures and appointments shall cease effective at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and shall not be performed for the duration of the catastrophic health emergency.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe Shady Grove isn't following the ASRM guidelines

https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2020/03/joint-statement-on-elective-surgeries

https://www.fertstertdialog.com/rooms/871-covid-19/posts/62574-why-our-ethics-demand-canceling-in-vitro-fertilization-for-now

It's disgusting. Morally repellent.

Must I just accept I cannot have children of my own because medical supplies used to conceive a child is wasteful and medical supplies used to save a 60-year old person who had been overeating and smoking is not wasteful? What exactly is so morally repellent?

NP here and YES that is exactly what you should accept. Actual lives are at stake here. Hope you don’t share these values with your children. Maybe if you lose a loved one you’ll take it seriously.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe Shady Grove isn't following the ASRM guidelines

https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2020/03/joint-statement-on-elective-surgeries

https://www.fertstertdialog.com/rooms/871-covid-19/posts/62574-why-our-ethics-demand-canceling-in-vitro-fertilization-for-now

It's disgusting. Morally repellent.

Must I just accept I cannot have children of my own because medical supplies used to conceive a child is wasteful and medical supplies used to save a 60-year old person who had been overeating and smoking is not wasteful? What exactly is so morally repellent?

NP here: sweet Jesus I’m rooting against you ever getting pregnant. Hate to think of the values you’d bring into our society.

And yes. That might be what it means, you repugnant monster.

People who already exist have value. Their lives mean more than our hopes and dreams. Sorry.

Not the person who wrote this, but, NP, get over yourself and your holier-than-thou attitude. Sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black and a philisophical debate that can take place without name calling and ad hominem attacks. It's a time to be kind to one another, not to tell other people (even strangers on the internet!!??) that their values are morally repugnant.

I dunno, PP was deploying the “useless eater” strategy to argue that her theoretical baby had more right to existence than a living 60-year-old, so... That was pretty gross.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe Shady Grove isn't following the ASRM guidelines

https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2020/03/joint-statement-on-elective-surgeries

https://www.fertstertdialog.com/rooms/871-covid-19/posts/62574-why-our-ethics-demand-canceling-in-vitro-fertilization-for-now

It's disgusting. Morally repellent.

Must I just accept I cannot have children of my own because medical supplies used to conceive a child is wasteful and medical supplies used to save a 60-year old person who had been overeating and smoking is not wasteful? What exactly is so morally repellent?

NP here: sweet Jesus I’m rooting against you ever getting pregnant. Hate to think of the values you’d bring into our society.

And yes. That might be what it means, you repugnant monster.

People who already exist have value. Their lives mean more than our hopes and dreams. Sorry.

Not the person who wrote this, but, NP, get over yourself and your holier-than-thou attitude. Sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black and a philisophical debate that can take place without name calling and ad hominem attacks. It's a time to be kind to one another, not to tell other people (even strangers on the internet!!??) that their values are morally repugnant.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe Shady Grove isn't following the ASRM guidelines

https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2020/03/joint-statement-on-elective-surgeries

https://www.fertstertdialog.com/rooms/871-covid-19/posts/62574-why-our-ethics-demand-canceling-in-vitro-fertilization-for-now

It's disgusting. Morally repellent.

Must I just accept I cannot have children of my own because medical supplies used to conceive a child is wasteful and medical supplies used to save a 60-year old person who had been overeating and smoking is not wasteful? What exactly is so morally repellent?

NP here: sweet Jesus I’m rooting against you ever getting pregnant. Hate to think of the values you’d bring into our society.

And yes. That might be what it means, you repugnant monster.

People who already exist have value. Their lives mean more than our hopes and dreams. Sorry.

Morally repugnant: gay ladies, you can’t start families now. Anyone dealing with infertility, you’re out too. Everyone else go forth and reproduce. I really think this is the wrong forum to tell people to wait it out.

You miss all the shots you don’t take and egg reserve doesn’t get any better

We're deciding not to TTC naturally at this time. The increased risks are not worth it. Will reassess at the end of summer.