It Takes a Village: Strength from support groups for single women going though fertility treatment
For many years Shady Grove Fertility has been sponsoring a monthly group for single women pursuing treatment to become a single mother by choice. For many women it becomes a lifeline- a place to talk about their treatment hopes and successes as well as their difficult decisions and losses. Women talk about a wide range of topics: their sharp disappointment at not beginning a family the way they had hoped to, their concern about raising a child without a father and about how they could manage the logistical and financial challenges of being a single parent . They also talk about the many issues related to fertility treatment . They share information about sperm banks, treatment options and the [...]