Infertility is professionally termed a "silent struggle" for a reason. Behind the smiles and respectful head shakes, there are thousands of women suffering through an emotional whirlwind, the ongoing "why me?", the sneaky tears after yet another test that fails, and the nagging despair of watching others achieve what they desire. Society does not often get to witness this agony, but it unobtrusively infects every aspect of a woman's existence, her body, mind, and soul. The angry longing for motherhood most often becomes an overwhelming cycle of worry, depression, self-recrimination, and fury. It's not that they can't have children for the majority of them. It's losing a feeling of being a woman. Science and psychology both acknowledge that infertility is not purely a medical problem, it
How Infertility Silently Impacts Mental and Emotional Health

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