Fertility Counseling is sort of a broad term and includes the work we do with individuals and couples that have been diagnosed with infertility. 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.
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Common fertility issues our clients are struggling with:
- Diagnosis of infertility for either partner or unexplained infertility
- Repeated miscarriage
- Medical complications such as PCOS, Cancer, Endometriosis and chromosomal issues just to name a few
- Early onset menopause
- Use of donor eggs, sperm or embryos
- Adoption after infertility
- Ending family-building efforts
Thoughts and feelings associated with infertility:
- 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
- Relationship strain that stems from having different ways of coping
- Loss of sexual desire
Here are some things we help our clients with:
- 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
- Conflicts in your relationship 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