7 More Reasons Why IVF Treatments Rock
Finding out in vitro fertilization is your best chance for getting pregnant is rough. It can be hard to understand why your body is one of the unlucky ones that can’t get pregnant the old fashioned way (after a bottle of wine and deciding to roll the dice). But once you wrap your head around the idea that you and your partner may be forgoing vacations and luxuries like brand name shampoo for the indefinite future, there are many reasons why having to undergo IVF isn’t so bad.
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1. It will strengthen your relationship.
Multiple doctor visits, frank discussions about money and having to jizz into a cup on multiple occasions will reaffirm your partner’s love for you more than any vow renewal ceremony ever could.
2. You’ll know exactly how pregnant you are.
With IVF there’s no wasting a small fortune on pregnancy tests only to have them be negative, no worries that your sister’s Vegas bachelorette party may have had an additional guest no one knew about. You know exactly when and where you got knocked up- on a cold metal gurney while your partner held one and a nurse held the other. It may not be the romantic conception you envisioned filled with satin sheets, candlelight and a Michael Buble crooning in the background, but you won’t remember that when you’re in the delivery room.
3. You’ll stop going back and forth on whether you should get a tattoo.
If you’ve always wondered if you had the pain tolerance to handle getting inked, IVF can help. With most treatments requiring at least one needle a day for weeks on end, you’ll have plenty of chances to decide if you can handle getting tatted.
4. You’ll make new friends.
Between the phlebotomist, the pharmacist, your doctor, the nurses, the front desk staff and the person in charge of billing, undergoing IVF fills your life with a whole new cast of characters that you’ll see pretty regularly. Better order some more holiday cards.
5. You’re more likely to have twins.
Using IVF with multiple embryos makes you about 20% more likely to have multiples than someone who gets pregnant without IVF. The only thing better than having a baby after struggling to conceive is having two (or more) at the same time. Plus, insurance companies consider it to be a ”buy one, get one free” situation, making you a savvy shopper as well as a new mommy.
6. You can pick the perfect birth month.
Does just the idea of being heavily pregnant during the summer make you start to sweat? Or maybe you’re an accountant who would really prefer to have this baby before the end of the year for the tax exemption. Personally, I wanted to be pregnant for the holidays so I could lay claim to an entire pumpkin pie, but whatever your reasons, using IVF gives you the ability to plan when you’ll be pregnant.
7. You can have a baby.
Yes, it sucks to have to pay for and subject yourself to medical intervention in an effort to get pregnant. But it’s a privilege to be able to afford them and to live a country and a point in history where women have access to these treatments. So if you’re in the middle of or about to start a round of IVF, good luck and sticky thoughts!
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