LGBTQ+ FAMILY PLANNING WITH DONOR SPERM
What to expect emotionally during fertility treatment
If your insemination plan includes working with a fertility clinic, you can expect to have an IUI or IVF procedure. An IUI involves introducing donor sperm directly into the uterus. Whereas IVF involves advanced laboratory procedures where an egg is introduced to the sperm outside of the body. Both IUI and IVF cycles require a substantial investment in time, energy, and emotion. You can anticipate a variety of the following: dedicated effort to track the different phases of the treatment cycle take medications daily
tolerate potential physical and emotional side effects attend frequent medical monitoring appointments endure periods of waiting and uncertainty absorb potential setbacks or delays when things don’t go as planned.
It’s no wonder that along with feeling, hopeful, and optimistic, it is not uncommon for people to also feel somewhat anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed at different points in the journey.
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