We have frozen embryos leftover from successful treatment 5 years ago. Each year we’ve paid the storage fee and invoice time has come round again. We have 2 children and I’m in my mid-40s now so perhaps it’s time to let go but when my husband and I have discussed previously we haven’t been able to decide so we’ve put off for another year.
But it costs hundreds of pounds each year and I’m wondering whether we will ever ‘just know’. How can you be sure 100% there are no circumstances you’d want to try again?
I don’t feel comfortable donating the embryos to another couple and our children having a sibling out there somewhere.
It’s illogical but I feel a bit funny about research or training. But I don’t know whether I could / should overcome that to improve the treatment options we benefited from.
But if not that leaves disposal and I don’t feel great about that either.
I’m interested in other people's experiences / thoughts please?
I’m a bit nervous asking because I know there’s a potential ethical question over creating spare embryos in the first place (we didn’t set out to do that but there were good quality spares and they are stored as standard for possible future treatment), but this is the infertility board so I hope people will be kind.
Thank you.
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Letting go of frozen embryos - how do you know, what did you do with them?
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PeterPomegranate · 27/02/2020 12:08
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