Facing an infertility diagnosis when trying to get pregnant is perhaps the biggest fear when thinking about scheduling a fertility consultation.
Why won’t I get pregnant? Could it be that I can’t have children? Are the treatments expensive? Is the “problem” mine or my partner’s? These are some of the questions that generate the most fear before visiting a fertility specialist.
But how do you overcome the fear of consulting and taking the step to schedule an appointment? Here are some tips:
- Accept your process and focus on your dream: Remember that everything is built step by step, and sometimes we need the support of third parties to achieve our goals. You are not the only one experiencing this process. Along the way, you will meet hundreds of cases that, like you, require the support of specialists to achieve the desire to have a child.
- Get advice and consult where you feel confident: Taking a path in search of pregnancy requires confidentiality, trust, and support. The support from your specialist and the team is essential for you to feel calm and experience your process in the best way. Don’t rush, where you feel good, that’s the place!
- Look for (if you consider it important) a center that offers psychological support: Fertility treatments have an emotional component that in many cases is important to manage. Therefore, if you feel it is important to talk about the issue to feel calmer, this option is essential to achieve balance and accept the process.
- Don’t rush looking for information on diagnoses and treatments: Each person or couple is a completely different universe. Even if you share symptoms or situations similar to others, you will not always have the same diagnosis. The only way to know your condition and the best way to treat it is to consult.
- No believe that consulting is the same as highly complex treatments: In the world of infertility, there are multiple options based on low and high complexity assisted reproduction techniques. There are no unique paths. Depending on your condition, you can achieve pregnancy with “simple” treatments at moderate costs. *Everything will depend on the medical diagnosis.
- Consult as a couple: If you are experiencing the process with your partner, try to make the decision together. A fertility consultation should begin by evaluating both the male and female factors, so it is essential to know the medical history of each one to reach an accurate diagnosis. Additionally, emotional support with your partner will give you the strength to walk together and make the best decisions.
If you are currently over 35 years old and have been trying for more than 6 months, or you are under 35 and have been trying for more than 1 year, don’t wait any longer and schedule your fertility consultation! Remember that as time and years pass, the possibility of achieving pregnancy may decrease more and more.
Take strength, trust in your dream, and take the first step to identify how you can make the desire to have a child a reality.
Remember that at INSER you can consult at our clinics located in Medellín, Bogotá, Pereira, and Cartagena. In addition, you can request your appointment with our allies in Manizales.
