Dealing with infertility can be difficult. How long it will take and what the result will be is an unknown equation. The emotional burden on the couple is significant, but coping plans can help.
Planning for Emotional Turmoil
Set Limits: Determine how many and what kinds of procedures you can go through emotionally and financially. Remember, too, that infertility treatments are often expensive procedures.
Consider Other Options: Consider alternatives such as adoption, overseas sperm or egg donation, and surrogacy. In this way, your stress will decrease during the treatment and you will not despair if pregnancy is not achieved.
Talk About Your Feelings: You can get help from support groups or counseling services.
Dealing with Emotional Stress During Treatment
Acupuncture: Acupuncture, which is a very old treatment method, reduces the stress that may occur during IVF treatment and increases optimism. It has no effect on the possibility of pregnancy, but it can make your treatment more enjoyable.
Relaxation Practices: Conceptual behavioral therapy using methods such as relaxation exercises and stress management is associated with higher pregnancy rates.
Express Yourself: Do not let your feelings such as guilt or anger inside you, go to the path of sharing with those around you.
Be With Your Loved Ones: Talking with your spouse, family and friends can be very beneficial for you. Often the best support comes from those you love most and those closest to you.
Coping with the Emotional Effects of the Outcome of Treatment
Whatever the outcome of your infertility treatment, you are likely to face psychological problems. If the emotional burden of these problems is too heavy, it is useful to seek professional help:
Failure: Even for couples who love each other and prepare themselves for the possibility of failure, the emotional stress of failure can be devastating. Common emotional responses include anger, guilt, shock, insecurity, sexual problems, and marital problems.
Success: Even if the result of the treatment is successful, there may be fear and stress that the pregnancy process may fail. If you have had a history of problems such as depression or anxiety disorder, you run the risk of experiencing such conditions again after the birth of your baby.
Multiple pregnancies: The result of treatment, which can result in multiple pregnancies, may cause new medical problems or emotional stress during and after pregnancy.
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