If you’ve experienced or are experiencing infertility, you probably have a deep understanding of how difficult it can be to deal with issues related to your personal privacy.

To help you plan for success in this area, try some of these suggestions:

→ If you don’t want lots of people to know about your infertility problems, only tell one or two trusted friends or family members.  Don’t feel you have to announce it.  This is your personal situation and there’s no need to feel guilty about that.

→ When someone asks why you don’t have children “yet”, you are under no obligation to tell him or her that you are having fertility issues.  You can simply smile.  If they get pushy, you’re well within your rights to tell them it’s not something you wish to discuss.

→ If you are going to a fertility specialist, you can always tell your co-workers, friends or family members that you are headed “to the doctor”.  That way, they won’t know any more than you want them to know.

Remember that you’re in charge of your privacy when it comes to your infertility.  You owe no one an explanation unless you wish to disclose what you’re experiencing.