http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2009/08/17/cheaper-by-the-dozen-pregnant-with-12-babies-come-on-didnt-the-octomom-teach-them-anything/ Blog Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:56:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/2009/08/17/cheaper-by-the-dozen-pregnant-with-12-babies-come-on-didnt-the-octomom-teach-them-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-353171 Theresa M. Erickson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:41:19 +0000 http://www.surrogacyissuesblog.com/?p=444#comment-353171 As a follow up to this commentary today, I do want to note something that I was reminded of as follows from a doctor in this industry, which must be noted: "Not that I am usually so sensitive but "them" might be interpreted as referring to reproductive endocrinologists. In my blog, http://www.facebook.com/l/;Thefertilitydoc.com, I have an article on octomom. I site the SART recommendations on the number of embryos transferred and my endorsement of making this a regulation. I talk about the benefits of IVF where one can control the number of embryos transferred compared to IUI where as many eggs as you make can fertilize and implant. I am sure you know that 99% of REIs were absolutely aghast that 6 embryos were transferred into one woman. Perhaps this Tunisian pregnancy of a dozen implanted embryos should teach us that it is cheaper for insurance companies, the government and society to support IVF treatment rather than put people in a position where they feel compelled to play roulette with their lives by doing gonadotropins and IUIs rather than IVF." And, I know personally that he is true. Please take that into account when reading my comments. As a follow up to this commentary today, I do want to note something that I was reminded of as follows from a doctor in this industry, which must be noted: “Not that I am usually so sensitive but “them” might be interpreted as referring to reproductive endocrinologists. In my blog, http://www.facebook.com/l/;Thefertilitydoc.com, I have an article on octomom. I site the SART recommendations on the number of embryos transferred and my endorsement of making this a regulation. I talk about the benefits of IVF where one can control the number of embryos transferred compared to IUI where as many eggs as you make can fertilize and implant. I am sure you know that 99% of REIs were absolutely aghast that 6 embryos were transferred into one woman. Perhaps this Tunisian pregnancy of a dozen implanted embryos should teach us that it is cheaper for insurance companies, the government and society to support IVF treatment rather than put people in a position where they feel compelled to play roulette with their lives by doing gonadotropins and IUIs rather than IVF.” And, I know personally that he is true. Please take that into account when reading my comments.

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