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This website helps me to prepare for conversations with my doctor.

After Therapy

A positive pregnancy test is a major feat. However, couples that have experienced the trials of infertility often find it difficult to let go of fear. You and your partner may not be able to celebrate your pregnancy like other couples, but try hard to enjoy this time together.

While some couples have the good fortune of realizing their dream of conceiving a child, exactly what they had hoped for, others are forced to face the potentially daunting task of gathering more information and making more decisions. Take comfort in the fact that you do still have choices.

For some couples who have been unsuccessful with fertility treatments, the next step can mean adoption. For others it may mean accepting that they will live their life without conceiving a child.

Whatever it means for you and your partner, you should both feel proud of the strength that has carried you to this point. Continue to draw on it and let it empower you as you move forward.

This section highlights common scenarios that follow fertility treatment & therapy and will help guide you through valuable information about adoption and childfree living.

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