Medically Unexplained Infertility
Fertility difficulties after 12 months of trying to become pregnant.
25% of women receive this diagnosis, which is frustrating as there is no problem to solve. No-one knows whether infertility is unexplained because medical science is limited, or whether it is unexplained for psychological reasons. Whatever you believe, once you stop trying naturally, there are lots of choices to think through.
We Complement Your Fertility Counselling
We recommend that women and couples accept their fertility clinic’s offer of fertility counselling to help them think through their options. We offer specialist, open-ended psychotherapy, including psychosexual & couples therapy. We also offer a weekly therapy group with this specialist focus.
Some Women Want Additional Emotional Support
There is increasing evidence that unmanageable stress and trauma in childhood affects the brain-axis responsible for fertility.
The diagnosis of medically unexplained infertility can trigger hidden (repressed) feelings from childhood.
The inevitable losses along this journey usually chime with other losses, yet to be worked through.
Psychotherapy offers the containing, safe space in which to explore hidden connections.
We can support the process of integrating what is lost back into your sense of Self.