I'm so glad you asked

I say this without sarcasm. (The title and ensuing paragraphs as well.)

I'm really glad you care and are interested enough to find out more about our IVF. Honestly I am. And I'm really happy to have the opportunity to answer all your questions (sometimes with "none of your business" but in a way - let me be clear - which is still deeply appreciative of your thoughts and desire to understand and isn't in any way aimed at discouraging you from asking further).

However. If I have to give the same "infertility 101" lecture every time someone new finds out, we'll all go insane. Besides which, these conversations can be so awkward, can't they? So here it is: B&A's IVF FAQ*.

If you find this information lacking, please leave a comment or send us an email.

Ok! From here on in it's pretty much sarcasm all the way. Enjoy! And laugh, damn you, I'm being funny.

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*FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions

The Questions

• When did you start trying?


• Why do you have to do IVF?


• When did you start fertility treatment?


• So is it, like, really hard and stuff?


• Why hasn't it worked?


• Why don't you just adopt?


• Won't you end up having a whole litter of babies all at once?


• Can you tell me what makes sense about moving to Singapore in the midst of all this?


• So... what's the procedure then?
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• Why don't you do IVF in Singapore?


• Why don't you take a break?


• Isn't it a bit expensive?


• Does infertility increase your moral obligations with respect to any of the following problems: child poverty; the depletion of the earth's resources; the passage of inferior genes from one generation to the next?


• Isn't there a point beyond which doing more IVF is just a bit... sad and desperate?


• Will you freak out if I announce my pregnancy and/or child's birth to you?


• Gosh, well now I feel all awkward. What should I say?


• Why can't you commit to anything at the moment?


• Have you got any other links I can look at?

...got another question? Leave a comment or email us.

Once again, you can contact us about things related to fertility and IVF...

...by leaving a comment on this blog.

...by emailing us at ivf.faq at gmail dot com (or just click here).