We are at a stage where we’ve been trying for over a year, we’re both seemingly healthy, we exercise(swimming, gym), we don’t smoke and are being mindful about stress - so far so good - yet with each period, we both get beaten up a bit more. We’re both under 35
My partner (F) is generally terrified of hormone treatments (she never had any) so anything leading up to an IUI, let alone IVF is scary from her POV - and then mine as well, as I see myself as fairly clueless and without a frame of reference really.
In general, I want to learn as much as I can about what tests there are for her before embarking on hormone treatments so I can perhaps build up her confidence, in addition to understanding what is there beyond not sitting a lot + applying ice packs and so on I can do on my end to up our odds.
My hope was that, given more folks out there are struggling with this, someone put together some non-for-profit oriented set of resources aimed at educating and reassuring couples embarking on this seemingly scary journey :)
Appreciate the offer to answer questions!
We are at a stage where we’ve been trying for over a year, we’re both seemingly healthy, we exercise(swimming, gym), we don’t smoke and are being mindful about stress - so far so good - yet with each period, we both get beaten up a bit more. We’re both under 35
My partner (F) is generally terrified of hormone treatments (she never had any) so anything leading up to an IUI, let alone IVF is scary from her POV - and then mine as well, as I see myself as fairly clueless and without a frame of reference really.
In general, I want to learn as much as I can about what tests there are for her before embarking on hormone treatments so I can perhaps build up her confidence, in addition to understanding what is there beyond not sitting a lot + applying ice packs and so on I can do on my end to up our odds.
My hope was that, given more folks out there are struggling with this, someone put together some non-for-profit oriented set of resources aimed at educating and reassuring couples embarking on this seemingly scary journey :)