Emotional infertility?

• April 25, 2024

Live a process of fertilization It is a whole host of emotions for both women and their partners. From the moment that both, by the circumstance that is, are notified that they can not conceive "naturally or without help", according to the author of the book "IVF (In Vitro Fertilization): An Emotional Companion", Brigid Moss.

In this regard, the also editor of Red Magazine points out that there are many variants that influence so that a couple can successfully achieve conceive , between them:

The type of relationship (heterosexual or homosexual), physical ailments (polycystic ovaries, premature ovarian failure, etc. ), make the right decisions (find a clinic, use egg donors, in vitro fertilization ) and survive treatment (coping with miscarriage ).

The life of a couple (or a woman by itself) is affected in its entirety because they are subject to a routine of analysis, examinations, consultations and tests, so they tend to live immersed in cycles of hope and disappointment that They revolve around the dates of ovulation and menstruation.

The conception process becomes a sentimental challenge for both, because they find that the pain, anger and frustration they feel invade all the spheres of their lives, affects their own confidence and can affect their social and family circles .

Another variant is the economic aspect of the treatments. Just one cycle of in vitro fertilization It has an approximate cost of $ 12,500, which can not be guaranteed to be successful.

In fact, according to the International Infertility Information Council , the average of cycles to achieve conception is 3 for each woman who undergoes this method.

Added to the above, the enormous desire to conceive, frustration and high emotional cost (individual), can be combined to reach levels in which a couple ends up separating and interrupting their efforts.

Despite this cost, according to Brigid Moss, the success of many of these methods lies in the emotional strength that both women and men can demonstrate, which makes it a key point for conception.

Therefore, according to the portal babycenter.com, American Society for Reproductive Medicine recommends that, in addition to counseling in all these processes, it is necessary to seek psychological help, such as tErapia in couple , to reinforce the ties that from the beginning pushed them to that decision.

Video Medicine: Emotional Infertility Roller Coaster - One Year on YouTube (April 2024).