Such as:

• Clinical disorders such as depression, anxiety and panic states

• Relationship difficulties, including sexual difficulties and dysfunction

• Grief and loss issues related to infertility, pregnancy loss, repeated treatment failure

• Preparing for and adjusting to ceasing treatment and planning for the future

• Preparing for and adjusting to parenthood after a long period of infertility, including adjusting to parenting a child conceived with the help of a donor or surrogate.

• The decision to conclude treatment when treatment has not been successful.

While the physical considerations of preparing for pregnancy are important, time to consider psychological and emotional readiness for pregnancy and parenthood can be just as important.  Do any of the questions below relate to you?

We can work with you to help gain clarity over how you feel and what you need prior to getting pregnant.

• Do you need time and space to discuss the kinds of changes your will experience during pregnancy – physically and emotionally ?

• Do you need help help to consider how you might need to prepare your self at work for a new balance of your roles?

• Would you like the opportunity to discuss how your relationship with your partner, family or friends may be impacted by having children?

• Are you planning to become a solo parent, and need a place to discuss the particular issues for you to consider?

• Do you need to use donor or surrogate? You may need to explore how it would feel to parent a child when there will be no biological relationship/you have not carried the pregnancy yourself.

• Do you have physical or psychological conditions which might be impacted by pregnancy or parenting?

• Do you need time to talk about the adjustments you will need to parent successfully?

• Do you have anxiety about needles, blood or medical procedures and need to learn to manage these before trying to become pregnant?

• Have you experienced sexual dysfunctions/disorders such as vaginismus or dyspareunia which are likely to impact you success at conceiving naturally?

• Do you feel ambivalent about having a(nother) child? Would it help to have someone to discuss your reservations or concerns?

• Are you eager to have a child but your partner is not so sure? Would it help to have a place where the 2 of you can discuss your differing desire to become parents/expand your family?

Fertility Preservation

More and more people are wondering whether they should protect and preserve their fertility for the future. For some, fertility preservation treatment is recommended in the context of a medical diagnosis where the treatment places their fertility is at risk (e.g., cancer). For others, it might be that they are not yet ready to become parents, but want to ensure they are still fertile when the time is right to begin trying for a pregnancy – a type of “fertility insurance policy”. We can support your decision making around whether to embark on fertility preservation, and what the best treatment might be for you. Lotus Health and Psychology remains proudly independent from all fertility treatment providers.

Click here to find out more about our team of fertility counsellors and psychologists.