Thursday, April 28, 2005

Taking the path of least regret

With the many advances in IVF technology, there are now often many options available to infertile patients. Making a choice can be quite confusing, and they often don't know how to choose. This often leads to paralysis by analysis, and they are not sure what to do next. Do another IVF cycle ? Use donor eggs ? Adopt ? How do they decide ?
In such a situation, I advise my patients - Take the path of least regret. Make a list of all the possible options available, and pretend you are now 10 years in the future. If you then look back, what decision will give you peace of mind that you tried your best ? Select this option, so you have no regrets for the future.

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