03:25 24th June 2016 | Infertility - Stress

Stress Pressure Anxiety Fertility Treatment Conception Infertility PGD PGS IVF Welcome Forum

You cannot get pregnant and your partner can’t deal with it. You can’t deal with it either, if the truth be told. You both want to start a family but the more you try, the worse it gets. Stress is eating you up and while you don’t want to play the blame game, it is difficult not to when the stakes are so high. And the stakes are high when it comes to having, or not having, a baby in the Nigerian society. A woman is expected to produce a...

12:57 17th April 2016 | Counselling Services

Infertility Treatment Depression Anxiety Stress Negative Emotions Disbelief Desperation IVF Embryo Transfer Egg Collection Semen Analysis FertilitySure Assessments Welcome Forums

Symptoms of depression and anxiety are extremely common in women who are having difficulty conceiving a child or who are going through the tortuous ride of infertility treatment. Feeling stressed and inadequate because you cannot conceive is a normal reaction, especially in societies where it is expected – that women have children as soon as they get married.

We do not know exactly how negative emotions and stress affect a woman’s cha...