fertility counseling

Fertility counseling is sort of a broad term and includes the work we do with people who are experiencing problems on the road to parent hood such as:

  • Diagnosis of infertility for either partner
  • Repeated miscarriage
  • Stillbirth
  • Medical complications such as PCOS, cancer, endometriosis and chromosomal issues just to name a few
  • Early onset menopause
  • Adoption after infertility
  • Postpartum depression

When we were going through our individual struggles with fertility issues we realized that very little attention was paid to the emotional pain we were going through. In fact, we found that every part of our lives was affected. If you have been trying to have a baby for months or years you will probably identify with some of these thoughts and feelings:

  • Thinking you'll never get pregnant
  • Feeling cheated out of the experience of spontaneous conception
  • Living with a deep sense of sadness and loss
  • Feeling jealous and resentful of friends and family members who are pregnant
  • Experiencing high levels of stress from trying to juggle treatments and work and everything else you have on your plate
  • Confusion about what your options are and how best to spend your money
  • Marital strain that stems from having different ways of coping
  • Loss of sexual desire

Fertility counseling is unique and focused on the needs of the couple as well as each individual. Some things fertility counseling can help with are:

  • Considering your options for building a family, such as assisted reproductive technology, alternative treatments or adoption.
  • Deciding if fertility treatments are right for you
  • Exploring your feelings and thoughts about this life changing experience
  • Learning stress management and relaxation techniques to help you cope
  • Examining the sources of relationship strain and learning healthy ways to communicate and support one another
  • Counseling on the financial aspects of infertility treatment and adoption
  • Exploring the possibility of a life without children

Fertility counseling can be done with individuals or couples. If you think you could benefit from support on your journey to parenthood, we'd like to talk to you about how we can help.

Call today for a free phone consultation, 505-821-5894.

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