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Now, I realize that in some things I am behind the times. But I didn't realize how far behind I was until I started researching the connection between fertility drugs and the black market, most of the articles were from a few years back. But the article that I learned the most from was from the above link back in 2005.

Now, I can really see where getting fertility drugs from the black market can be extremely dangerous. In fact, the doctor that is quoted in the article says that it is possible to even die from these drugs because there is no guarantee that they haven't been tampered with or that they are actually the drug that they are supposed to be. And that can scare the crud out of a woman.

But on the other hand, I know desperation as well. And I also know how it feels to be broke and constricted in your options to afford building a family. It took us years to save enough money to even think about applying to the agency that worked with us to get Bec. And they are extremely reasonable.

So I know where the interest in these drugs can come from. I have made many friends on the internet and I really believe that they are who they say they are. If one of these friends offered me her left over fertility drugs, what would I do? It would save me hundreds or thousands of dollars. They would just go to waste or be thrown away if someone else didn't use them. Would I take the risk?

Although appealing, I know that I wouldn't. Just the chance of that amount of risk is not for me. I am not a risk taker by nature and I don't believe that having a child and risking my life more so than the norm, would make me change my ways.