Good Morning America's Lack of Sensitivity for Infertile Couples
During a recent interview on Good Morning America, Dr. Nancy Snyderman (who is NOT a specialist in the field of reproductive medicine) made the following comment when asked about women who have a diff... continue reading »
"First I like to start off by saying that because I am a person with PCOS, that this doctor doesn't have a clue about dealing with the problem of infertility. Me and my husband have been trying to have a child for about three years now still with no sucess"
"How would you like it if someone said some people are just "meant" to have cancer, so why should they take drugs or receive threatment for it? This lady is an idiot!"
"Perhaps 1 out of 6 COUPLES is not supposed to be fertile? Perhaps not every person with cancer is supposed to live. That doesn't sound too prettty either, does it?"
"I would like to know if the "Dr." has gone through the suffering of infertility herself."
"We just want to be a family. How could you say "It is just not meant to be"?"
"infertile people are often people who have taken the time to become financially stable and educated: exactly the sort of people who make good parents. Their decision to put off childbearing until after they are established should not be penalized, it shou"
"I find it to be highly offensive and ignorant for a woman who knows nothing about infertility issues to pass judgment upon who should and should not be or become able to bear children. It is my most fervent hope that no one this doctor knows becomes aquai"
"personally i have not watched a single episode of GMA since this show aired. I was extremely offeneded as i sat watching with my newborn son who was conceived through ivf. I personally cannot believe that an appology has not been issued already!"
"learn your subject matter before making"
"Ignorance is not an excuse for a medical professional to make uniformed remarks. Better to stay quiet and leave the to the specialists."