Beth was in college for nine years preparing for a career as a college professor while finishing her program of studies she met and married John who has a promising professional career Best applied for position at a local university and was told that the position would be open when a current professor retired in 4 to 6 years Bethany decided they wanted to have only one child and would like to have him or her right away that would stay home as a full-time mother until she had a college position after three years of waiting to conceive that doctor explained that the only way they might have a biological child was through IVF as Beth and John were making plans for the IVF Beth received a great career offer approach her doctor and reproductive medicine her doctor said that IVF can be done with fresh embryos or with human embryo cryopreservation freezing Embryos and thawing them before implantation he told Beth that the success rate is just a little better using fresh embryos compared to cryopreservation however because Beth was 30 years of age the doctor insisted that he would not advise fresh embryo IVF if she wanted to waste several more years instead he recommended cryopreservation now and performing the implantation in several years Beth knows the university will not likely have this position open again but also knows that the college position is a five or six day work with career with possible night classes and tribal class preparation grading and publishing often have to be done beyond regular workday hours Beth also knows that if she accepts the position she will be evaluated in five years for tenure if her work is not the best she will lose the position as she considers her options but wonders whether she will have time to enjoy with her child if she steps the position plans did not work out as Beth and John John hope they faced the dilemma Beth must respond to her offer within a week. What factors must John and Beth consider in making this decision ? What might be the key question John and Beth must answer ? What other options might John and Beth consider ? How viable are those options ?