Opinion: Infertility Is a Mental Health Bombshell

March 19, 2025

image of an oocyte being fertilized with a needle

(Undark) – Fertility clinics should provide easy access to mental health support for those undergoing IVF treatments.

Although literature from my fertility clinic acknowledged that in vitro fertilization would be stressful on the body and mind, those words did not prepare me for the toll that all of this would take on my mental health. I also had no idea how isolated I would feel from close friends and family members, who couldn’t possibly understand my struggle. (Read More)