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How does an infertile woman feel?

While the infertility is not a disease, it and its treatment can affect all aspects of people’s lives, which can cause various psychological-emotional disorders or consequences including turmoil, frustration, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, guilt, and feelings of worthlessness in life (7-12).

Can you recover from infertility?

Infertility is quite common, affecting about 15 percent of couples, according to the National Library of Medicine. Fortunately, infertility can sometimes be reversed and women can go on to have babies. In fact, conventional medical therapies can reverse infertility in 85 to 90 percent of all cases.

Can a man fix infertility?

Treatments for male infertility include: Surgery. For example, a varicocele can often be surgically corrected or an obstructed vas deferens repaired. Prior vasectomies can be reversed.

How does infertility affect your emotional health?

Studies have found that the emotional stresses women with infertility face are similar to cancer and cardiac patients. The fertility challenged are also more likely to experience depression. But just becomes the emotional struggle of infertility is common doesn’t mean you should ignore it.

Do you have infertility-related anxiety?

If you have been experiencing these feelings, you may be dealing with something more than normal nervousness. You may have infertility-related anxiety. Anger is a common reaction to the stress of infertility. Be careful it doesn’t take over your life. John Rensten/Getty Images

Is infertility making you angry and frustrated?

Anger and frustration over infertility can also be misdirected at those around you. You may find yourself snapping at coworkers or family members over small things, not because what they did was so bad, but because you’re feeling angry and frustrated inside.

Is infertility difficult to live with?

Meredith Shur, MD, FACOG, is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as a certified medical examiner. Infertility is difficult to live with. That said, sometimes, we make things harder on ourselves.