Experiencing fertility problem or having troubles conceiving can be a lonely and worrisome time.  You have all sorts of questions, such as the “Why” and the “What is going on” yet you don’t have anyone to turn to.  When you have fertility questions there are various resources where you can share your questions and begin to get answers

The first, and most obvious, place is to go to a Doctor to ask questions or perhaps begin to start some testing to find answers.  We recommend that you go to a clinic or Doctor that specializes in fertility issues.  Although your OB/GYN will probably be able to answer some basic questions and might even be able to do some testing, they will more than likely have to send you to a specialist if things begin to get complicated.  It can be time and money wasted if you start one place and then have to start over again somewhere else.  You have probably already at least spent plenty of time at this point trying to get pregnant and you are ready to move forward not hurry up and wait

Another good place to find answers to your fertility questions is through online chat groups that focus on women and men who have been where you are or are currently going through the same thing.  You can compare notes on what you have tried or what the Doctor’s have tested or tried.  Thy might know of an experimental treatment or have had success with such things as acupuncture and IVF.  When you are talking to someone who knows what you are going through, you don’t feel so alone and you begin to feel empowered.  Control is something you lose when you are going through fertility treatments, so feeling even a little bit of control can help you make it through.  Plus, you can go back to your doctor armed with questions that you might not have even thought of before.

Check your area to see if there is fertility support group.  Much the same as a chat room regarding fertility, you have a safe place to get your questions answered and share the comfort of knowing that you are not the only one experiencing the feelings, worries and sadness, you are not alone.  Many times people in support groups will exchange phone numbers or meet for coffee outside of the group.  You can have a person to call whenever you need them.  If you can’t find a local support group, consider starting your own.  You can advertise through local churches, fertility clinics and the newspaper.  You would be surprised at how many people are going through the same thing.  A friends and I started a local support group by contacting fertility clinics, OB/GYNs, adoption agencies and running ads in the paper.  We have become each other’s biggest supporters to share joys and sorrows as they come.

The most important thing for you to realize when you have fertility questions is that no question is stupid question.  Your Doctor should never make you feel as though you can’t ask fifty questions every time you go see them.  This is about your body, your family, your child that you are trying to conceive.  So ask away at any of these places and be on your way to gaining the answers to the questions that are so important to you.

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