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Reader Stories: Deciding to Stop Fertility Treatment

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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 below.

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Tell us a bit about your infertility story. How long did you try? What was wrong? What treatments, if any, did you try?
Why did you decide to stop treatment? How did you feel before and after? What did you take into consideration?

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What words of wisdom can you share with those thinking of stopping treatment?

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