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Infertility is a condition wherein a woman cannot conceive children or a man cannot father them. The condition can be temporary which can be treated or it can be permanent.

Education can help both you and your family cope with your infertility condition. You can practically utilize every spare time you have to read and learn more about infertility, its causes, its available treatments, the statistics concerning the success of certain treatments and the drugs involved with the treatment. Being armed with the knowledge can help you feel being in control of your situation and knowing everything that you will be undergoing for treatment will make a big difference. Being aware of your situation and its possible outcome will put the patient and the family more at ease.

Talking to your partner and spouse can also be very helpful indeed. It is nice to be able to open up to how both of you feel about the condition that you will be facing together. The entire process, from the shock of the diagnosis of infertility to the treatment, can overwhelm most couples losing their sense of connection. It is essential that you spend time together now that you need each other's support the most. Talk about the treatment.

To help you get through the situation would also require the support of other people aside from your family. Support groups and forums can give you that sense of belonging in a community where you basically share the same sentiment or condition. You can share your feelings and it feels great knowing that the people who will be listening to you understand where you are coming from. In turn, the people from these groups can share with you as well their experiences from which you can draw strength and inspiration.

You can always have other options aside from fertility drugs and infertility treatments. If you and your partner want to build a family, the option of adoption is always there and you can give a child the love and the home that it truly deserves. If one wants or decides to stop with the treatments, talk it out with your spouse or partner and consult with your physician. It is not the end of the world if you cannot have children.

The whole situation at hand can be both physically as well as emotionally drowning. Take an opportunity to forget about it and to do other things like maybe engage in a sport or a hobby. Try to find doing something that'll take your mind off from infertility and pregnancy.

If you haven't been spending that much quality time together with your spouse or partner, take the time to still go out on dates to celebrate your relationship. Avoid discussing topics concerning your condition. If you are stressed from the treatment, take a break from the treatment, maybe for one cycle just to feel liberated. Escape from what you are going through by taking a vacation. It doesn't have to be at some exotic getaway, even a night or two out of town will do.