More Women Want Information about Infertility
Posted on May 7, 2008
While it may be news to some, it’s not surprising that a new study touts women are seeking more information about infertility. With one in eight couples struggle at some point with their family building efforts, the information currently available is lacking. Conceive Magazine along with FertilityLifeLines, supported by EMD Serono, Inc., offer an new booklet to help women and couples in their infertility journey. The booklet is called In The Know guide and Fertility LifeLines(TM) and is available at Fertility Life Lines, but you have to register to receive the booklet.
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To no surprise to me, the survey found that women gather the majority of their information about infertility online and via blogs. About half of the women thought the information on infertility was sufficient. That means that about 50% of the women/couples struggling with infertility have difficultly finding the information they need to make decisions, to cope, or for support.
One of the three main findings of the survey found that women/couples are waiting longer to try to conceive. Sometimes I wonder if this trend will reverse itself. For example, my parents were really young when they had kids, but people in my generation are waiting longer. Will our children revert back to having kids at a young age? The second finding was that most women knew about infertility or some who had experienced infertility, but were surprised when it happened to them. Yep, I can relate to that. I never would have thought we’d have problems getting pregnant until it happened to us. It’s just not something you even consider until you actually start TTC. And the third finding, discusses the emotions women feel when they experience infertility: stress, depression, jealousy of other people with children, anger, fear, and loss of control. Been there, had ALL of those emotions!
The survey goes on to state that 23% of women thought there needed to be more information on the emotional strain of infertility. Personally, I find this figure to be a little low. Most of the women I know at one time struggled emotionally, some even fell into depressive states, when going through infertility. If this percentage is in fact correct, it is good to know that 75% of women handle infertility with relative ease (although I find this hard to believe).
An additional 22% desired more information on how to handle the stress of infertility. I’m wondering if the question about emotional issues and stress were confused when women were taking the survey as they seem to be one and the same to me, but I can see how emotions and stress can be slightly different or one perceived as the other.
Are you locating the information you need to manage your infertility journey? Check out Fertility LifeLines or RESOLVE for support, information and resources.
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