Yes
Have a patient I've been talking to about IVF / assisted conception for the past two years. She came in today to tell me she'd done a home pregnancy test and it was positive and could I please book her in from her ante-natal appointment set?

She was so happy (as was I) as was I and she had a wee cry in my office.
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 10:52, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

That's fucking ace
But I'm hoping my evil aunt does NOT have the same reversal of fortune.
She should not procreate.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 10:53, Reply)

"Should not procreate"
Is this due to her having some horrible genetic disease?
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 10:59, Reply)

Yeah it's called EEEEEEVIL
No seriously, she has no grip on reality and is always fighting and arguing and has no money and thinks she'll manage without nappies most of the time, and she works full time so expects my mother and grandmother will raise it for her.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:03, Reply)

Interesting.
Have social services been in touch?
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:24, Reply)

As yet they've not had one
and they are wondering whether to go for IVF.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:25, Reply)

Ah.
Well, their GP should be able to discuss it with them.

Whilst having a full-time job isn't a reason to talk someone out of it there's a real need for your relative to be aware of the amount of work being taken on. Her GP, talking to both herself and the nominative father, should be able to help.
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:30, Reply)

Aren't they horribly inaccurate though?
You need to do best of three with them I was told.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Home Pregnancy Tests?
When we were trying to have a child, we made sure that we had three different sticks from three different manufacturing batches (stamped on the box) to check.

The test works to detect human gonadotrophin in minute quantities and there are very few substances that will give a false positive for this.
(Medical_Male Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 12:13, Reply)