I read an article in a magazine about a woman who is on Gleevac because she has a rare form of chronic leukemia. The drug is fairly experimental but she has gone back into remission. It is a potentially fatal illness. Two out of three women who went off the drug and got pregnant relapsed from their state of remission. There is also the risk of exposure to the infant, who could end up with birth defects, though one of the children was exposed and turned out fine. There is no chance of adoption when you have this kind of progressive illness, some have thought of hiring a surrogate, but they can't use their own eggs.
2006-07-23
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