Sage-Tips

Does the Catholic Church consider IVF a sin?

The Catholic Church believes that IVF is never acceptable because it removes conception from the marital act and because it treats a baby as a product to be manipulated, violating the child’s integrity as a human being with an immortal soul from the moment of conception (Donum Vitae 1987).

Do you think children conceived by donor sperm and or egg insemination should be told about this?

Most child psychologists agree that it’s never too early to tell the truth: The longer you wait, the harder the conversation will be. Some even recommend telling the story when your child is in the womb so you get used to telling it.

What are the ethical issues of IVF?

There are a range of other ethical issues IVF gives rise to:

• the quality of consent obtained from the parties.
• the motivation of the parents.
• the uses and implications of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.
• the permissibility of sex-selection (or the choice of embryos for other traits)

Are IVF babies biologically yours?

The resounding answer is yes. Because the baby’s DNA will only come from the egg donor and the sperm provider, many women using egg donation worry that they will not share any genetic information with their child.

Does the true biological father of a child who is conceived and born through IVF have the right or obligation over the child?

This means that if a woman gives birth to a child conceived by way of IVF then her partner (male or female) is presumed to be the other legal parent (as long as the parents consented to the procedure at the time of conception). If intercourse occurs, then biological parentage determines the legal parent.

How do I tell my family I am using donor eggs?

Some ideas include:

1. “It was really important for us to start a family — we’re really excited about the future.”
2. “Thank you for your concern, but it’s not something I want to share at the moment.”
3. “It’s been a long road, but I’m happy where I’m at now. Anyway, how are you doing?”

Is IVF immoral?

In it, the church divided fertility treatments into two categories: Those that help achieve pregnancy through sex — fertility drugs, ovulation charts, surgery to remove blockages — are moral. Those that replace sex with technology, including IVF and artificial insemination, are immoral.

Can you use donor eggs and donor sperm?

As long as both the egg and sperm are viable and the recipient has undergone the appropriate procedures to prepare her uterus for transfer, the success rate of using donations for both is the same as using a donor egg and the recipient partner’s sperm.

Does the true biological father of a child who is conceived and born through IVF have the right over the child?

Why do donor egg IVF treatments fail?

There are three main recognised causes behind unsuccessful donor egg IVF treatments; the embryo, the endometrium and the blood flow and immunology. Good quality gametes (egg and sperm) must be used in order to create a healthy, viable embryo and for those using a donor, the quality of oocytes will presumably be high.

Why did my sister never tell her family about her IVF?

She had never told anyone in her family except for her mother because of the stigma against not being able to get pregnant. My parents told me that my sister was an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby, with my mom’s egg and my dad’s sperm, and that I was conceived from an egg donor with my dad’s sperm.

Is double-donor IVF right for me?

Yes, it is. This technique is known as double-donor IVF and is indicated in the following cases: problems in the ovaries (either because of age or other unknown causes), sperm problems (zero or low sperm count, or poor motility), and single females. For further information, we recommend you to visit the following post: What is double-donor IVF?

How much does IVF with egg and sperm donation cost?

IVF with egg and sperm donation is an expensive treatment, since two donors must be used and all expenses paid, although the price varies greatly depending on the clinic where it is performed. In general, IVF with double donation of gametes can cost between 14,000 and $20,000.