Comments on: Elective fertility cryo-preservation instigates debate in the Netherlands

By: Fertility preservation

Fertility preservation — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:27:47 +0000

Good Topic..and yes as Rense said , woman and man both should have knowledge about fertility and technologies..

By: Rense Nieuwenhuis

Rense Nieuwenhuis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:25:35 +0000

Hi perceval,

I agree with you on your second point, but I think the position of the authors is that the women for which this new technique is intended, already run the risk of not getting pregnant at all. Indeed, they constantly stress that women undergoing such procedures should be informed carefully. But, indeed, when such procedures are present, it may send the message to (other) women that it is OK to wait, some of whom will run into fertility problems later. So, not only the women who want to have this procedure should be informed, but actually the whole population (women and men) should be more informed about fertility.

By: perceval

perceval — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:37:41 +0000

First of all, do you know your way around the infertility blogosphere? If not, email me and I’ll send you a few pointers. It teems with women who had to wait to find the person they wanted to have children with, and now find it difficult to get pregnant.

Also, I find it strange that the authors discussed the risk of a late pregnancy,but not the risk of not getting pregnant at all. For me, that would be the key issue. Even with beautifully preserved eggs, IVF is less likely to work the older you get.