Deciding to stop fertility treatment -- or choosing not to pursue treatment from the beginning -- can be a difficult but also liberating experience. Obviously we all hope for success, but when it doesn’t happen, we must find a way to go on with our lives. Deciding to stop pursuing fertility treatment is one of the first steps. How did you decide to stop treatments? Why did you stop when you did? What are your plans for the future for your family? Share your story, and read about how others made this difficult choice.
Tried for Seven Years, Four IVF, Multiple Surgeries, Can't Afford to Continue
In terms of stopping treatment - didn't have a choice - it just wasn't working. But not being able to afford the egg donation option right now means that we need to come to terms with perhaps not eve…
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After Surgery, Clomid, and IUI, Unaffordable IVF the Only Option Left
We were married for 8 years and have been trying for over 10 years; he had children from a previous relationship. We went to countless ob/gyn and finally to countless REs, spending whatever our miser…
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Clomid Failure, Taking Short Break Before Trying Again
I have been married for seven years. I have the best job, I really like the people I work with. I went back to the doctor in March, and the doctor told me she was going to put me on Clomid. Everyone …
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