Friday, 11 November 2016

Combating the psychological burden of fertility treatment

Infertility treatments easily take a toll on the patients. First of all, the stress of being unable to get pregnant even after months or years of trying then add to it the ups and downs of the infertility treatment one goes through. On top of all this, these treatments, even if done in the most successful IVF treatment clinics, do not guarantee a 100% positive result. In addition, some lucky patients might achieve amazing and successful results in their very first cycle while some may not achieve anything even after several trials.

Such a grueling journey of an infertility treatment affects a patient not just physically but mentally too. They may suffer from depression, angst, guilt, stress, hypertension and other psychological issues. However, these psychological problems can make one’s fertility even worse than it already was. In such a case, especially if the patient has been suffering from such issues before starting their treatment, they must discuss their problem with the doctor. This helps the doctor to set a better and more holistic protocol for treating the patient’s infertility that will also include combating the psychological issues.

Earlier, many experts believed that just fifty percent of infertility cases originated from physical causes. Nevertheless, the remaining remained unexplained. Also, several of these issues were considered to be caused by psychosomatic problems in women.

Statistically speaking, approximately 33.4% of the time a physiological problem is diagnosed in a female and the same amount of time in males. In close to 10% of the time, the problems are diagnosed in both partners. 

Not so surprisingly, men are observed to go through the same levels of low self esteem, stigma, and depression when they are diagnosed with an infertility disorder as women do when diagnosed with the same. Moreover, other things associated with infertility such as medication side effects, money worries, and uncertain outcomes all add to infertility-related stress.

Moreover, patients do not just have to depend on doctors to handle their emotional and mental problems. They can very well fight them on their own. There are a plethora of methods with the help of which they can do that. Some of these methods include Yoga, exercise, breathing exercises, meditation, following a hobby, volunteering for philanthropy and others to name a few. An important point to note here is that no treatment would work positively unless the patients them self are in a positive mindset or wish to improve. Hence, it is eventually in the hands of the patients to decide and move ahead in the right direction.

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