Is it ok for Christian couples to seek fertility treatments if they are unable to get pregnant on their own?
I want to get married & have children, but I likely will be 40 or older by the time I meet a man & get married. I know it is more difficult to get pregnant at that age.
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Asked January 31 2015
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Tara Poniewozik
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Vincent Mercado
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Below is a list of fertility treatments. Some things, as a Christian I feel acceptable, some I feel unacceptable. As a spouse and father of 3, I feel I know this thing a bit well, yet, feel free to disagree with me. Clomiphene. OK Metformin. OK Clomiphene. OK Hormone injections. OK Insemination, with husband's sperm. OK Insemination, with other donor's sperm. NO Tubal Surgery. OK Endometriosis. OK Fertilization in perti dishes. NO In vitro fetilization. NO Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. NO Gamete Intrafallopian transfer. OK Zygote Intrafallopian transfer. NO Adoption. OK
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