Therapy for Fertility Challenges
Infertility, or the inability to conceive a child, is often emotionally painful. In some cases, infertility may lead to grief that can be as intense as the grief of losing a living child. Those experiencing fertility issues may find it helpful to speak to a therapist.
UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY ISSUES
Difficulties becoming pregnant may occur as a result of issues with any of the steps in the process of becoming pregnant: the release of the egg, the joining of egg and sperm, the egg’s passage through the fallopian tube, or implantation. Fertility issues affect both men and women.
A woman who is diagnosed with infertility is generally between the ages of 15 and 44 and unable to become pregnant after one year of attempting to conceive. Twelve percent of women in the United States experience difficulty becoming pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term, and 6% of married women are reported to be infertile. A study from the Center for Disease control found that 7.5% of all sexually active men saw a fertility doctor at some point in their lives, and that 18% of these men were diagnosed with some type of fertility issue.
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