I voted that I DO need assisted conception myself (am currently undergoing IVF/ICSI cycle) and DON'T find it insulting. What other people choose to do with their bodies has no bearing whatsoever on me, my husband, and our infertility journey. They're journeys are irrelevant to me, therefore I don't feel personally insulted.
Lots of people have lots of medical treatments/surgeries that aren't necessarily medically necessary, e.g. some types of cosmetic surgery. People have all sorts of reasons why they might want twins, so who am I to judge their intentions?
Having said that, at my IVF clinic, only 40% fall pregnant with an IVF stim cycle, and of those, 75% AREN'T twins, so it's certainly not guaranteed. The time, early mornings, constant appointments, assault of hormones on your body, general anaesthetics, hospital visits etc are not easy, and if I wasn't infertile, you can bet your bottom dollar there's no way I would be having IVF.





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