Jean Hannah Edelstein explains why she was lucky to find coverage at work, but many IVF patients are not so fortunate
E and I pay a bit more than $12,000 out of pocket for IVF, and that is a bargain. Most of the $12,000 is for genetic testing, which is the whole reason that we are doing IVF, and which our insurance does not cover. They send us a form letter explaining why: because Lynch syndrome, the genetic issue that we are screening the embryos for, is statistically unlikely to cause cancer in children. Only adults. Hence, the insurance company wouldn’t have to pay for cancer treatment if we have a child born with Lynch, because the child would no longer be our dependent if they got a Lynch-related cancer.
It’s a cruel calculation.
To be a parent or to remain child-free is a choice that seems natural until the natural part is taken away from you
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Why not just adopt? It’s a complex question, and flippant to suggest it as an easy solution.
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