State of the Art Fertility Treatment Episode 4: The Couple

Many couples have an idea of their trajectory of their relationship, including milestones they would like to achieve. Moving in together, decorating a joint home, travel, spend everyday life together, and plan the future ahead. If couples are in a relationship for a long time, in addition do decide to get married, a natural follow up in most societies is the expectation of the couple having a child, preferably more than one. The more a couple feels the need to conform with society’s and family’s expectations, and the more specific personal goals they pursue, the more challenging when confronted with a clear full stop of their envisioned future plan: namely infertility.   Taking the journey as a couple: At this stage it’s very important for the couple to communicate and share future dreams and expectations. Redefine as a couple where you want to head. Share your personal time frame you’d feel comfortable to pursue. Seek out professional support with experience in dealing with the topic of infertile   @drschwank @unesurcent @optimalperformancezurich