For many men and women dealing with infertility, the question becomes not whether to try fertility treatments but when to stop trying them. After all, at what point should fertility treatments come to an end? When you’ve had a child? When you’ve tried for a year? Two years? Five years? More?
Obviously, this is an incredibly important and personal decision. As such, it goes hand-in-hand with a number of factors, including:
- - The financial ramifications of continuing with fertility treatments.
- - The emotional aspects of continuing with fertility treatments.
- - The physical issues related to fertility treatments.
- - The age and health factors of the persons involved.
- - The time necessary to continue with fertility treatments.
In the end, there’s really no one-size-fits-all answer to the issue of how far is far enough when it comes to trying to conceive. For some couples, unlimited resources allow them to take every route possible; for others, the hormonal impact of fertility treatments may prove to be a deciding element in determining when to take a temporary or permanent break.
If you’re just embarking on a journey that’s going to include fertility treatments, it’s crucial that you talk with your partner as well as your reproductive health specialist about the future. Make a plan upon which you can all agree. This doesn’t mean that you can’t change your mind — it just allows you to have a less open-ended outlook.
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