Strengthening the Support You Provide and Receive From Your Partner During Your Infertility Journey
Infertility and the accompanying treatment is emotionally, physically, and financially stressful and often experienced as a source of distress. While individual responses vary, feelings of anger, sadness, guilt, shame, and anxiety are common. Over time, self-esteem may plummet, social relationships can falter, and one’s sense of femininity or masculinity may be affected. Yet infertility is not just an individual trauma, the strain on a couple’s relationship can be profound. Although many couples ultimately feel their infertility journey has drawn them closer together, at times they still grapple with feeling alone and isolated in their desperation. Because each member of the couple is dealing with this significant life crisis in her or his own way, they may not be aware of [...]