keccers
@keccers.eth
This couple spent 20 years trying to get pregnant, with the wife undergoing 15 unsuccessful IVF cycles in 20 years. Reading between the lines, it means anywhere from $250k - $500k spent on fertility (estimating cost of 15 cycles) !!!! It was so hard because the husband didn’t have detectable sperm in his ejaculate, a condition called azoospermia. A new AI algorithm finds the few sperm and separates them so they can be used for IVF https://time.com/7291154/doctors-report-first-pregnancy-new-ai-procedure/
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rileybeans
@rileybeans
at that point is it even worth it?
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keccers
@keccers.eth
Well, they got a baby in the end!
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rileybeans
@rileybeans
oh okay I guess so then still too expensive just to have a baby
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zoo
@zoo
such a waste, and selfish izo. they couldve adopted and donated
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Jarrett
@jarrettr
My gf disagrees with me and I know it does sound selfish, but I have zero desire to bring a kid into my life that isn't biologically related to me. If I was having trouble having kids and had the means to keep on trying like this I would 100% do it. I have adopted people in my family and have zero connection with the people involved that aren't directly related to me, and I don't really want more of that for anyone else ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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zoo
@zoo
so interesting tbz. does it feel like its about connection? i rly dont get the motivation to reproduce my genes, but i get wanting a little person to love and help shape. i am a gay tho so could be cope
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Jarrett
@jarrettr
I don't exactly know why, it just seems like some deep down thing that I can't entirely explain. I'm sure parts of my childhood play into it, but it might just be as simple as my brain REALLY liking having other people like me around and not wanting to invest the time, effort, and money into someone that will 100% feel alien to me Also, I don't think it's cope. In general more and more people are choosing to not have bio kids and choosing to adopt, or just choosing to not have kids at all
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