Long time no post. The twins are healthy. They are growing heavy each day. I received an unexpected email from the ivf center last week. They were asking for embryo storage payment. oops.
3 years ago around the same time in December, I was excitedly monitoring my eggs and anxiously praying for successful fertilization. The more embryo, the better! I got 7 embryos.
I have transfered 4 embryos. But only 3 were implanted. I was blessed with 3 kids. So, I have 3 more embryos left in the freezer. Oops... What is the fate of my excess embryos?
What should I do with my excess embryos: donate to childless couple, donate to research or destroy them. Storage is not an option. Storage is just prolonging the time to decide on what to do with the excess embryo? The maximum allowable storage time according to the Hong Kong law is 10 years.
Sooner or later, I have to decide. What is the difference if I decide now, and decide 7 years hence?
This question is definitely more difficult than the Miss Universe pagent question and answer portion. All my kids came from the freezer. I prayed for these embryos. question: Can we throw our blessings away? Karma! These embryos have the right to life. If I destroy them, I became a murderer.
If I donate them to research, it will be a lasting gift to humanity. Am I sure that the embryos want to be 'destroyed' for the sake of science? Again, the question is the right to life.
If I donate to childless couple, would they want to be adopted? There might be an endless quest for genealogy. Would they hate me? Would they be the undesirable person ( criminals, addicts) in the society in the future? (I dont want to think too much. Maybe I am undermining the parenthood of other people, but I am not the expert on the field.)
I believe that I must share my blessings. If I was granted with more than enough embryos, I need to share it. Should I donate my excess embryo to childless couple?
The more embryos the merrier. In the end, it just become my problem? Why I dont want to let go of my embryos? Why am I so attached to my genes?
