Trusting God and Infertility - Part 2
I would like to share a couple of thoughts based on our two-year experience with infertility AFTER the birth of our first child. I waited too long to seek the help of a reproductive endocrinologist because I believed God would open my womb. I regret this dearly. We were not willing to cross the line into assisted reproductive technology (such as IUI or In Vitro) and did not understand that infertility treatment does NOT have to cross that line.Finally a wise friend pointed out that if doctors found a physical problem, there would be no sin in fixing it. Is it wrong for a diabetic to take insulin because his body has an improper hormonal imbalance? What about a woman with a thyroid problem who needs medicine to live a normal life? How is that different from an infertile woman who needs hormones to heal her reproductive cycle or surgery to remove scarring from her tubes?As it turns out, I showed up at my first week of appointments two weeks PREGNANT. With the doctors' sophisticated testing, we were able to determine that I had probably been pregnant many times in the last two years. Due to a hormonal imbalance, I was not making enough progesterone to support the fetus. They immediately prescribed supplemental progesterone, and I am now almost through the first trimester.Like Naaman in 2 Kings, I had to lay down my pride and seek a treatment I didn't want. I'm so grateful I didn't wait any longer to accept the help God has provided through medicine. -M
posted by Crystal Paine at 10:40 AM
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