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Am I strong enough?

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QuickFeet · 11/01/2025 22:14

Hi Everyone
I am looking at starting the process of IVF and I just feel like after years of dealing with endometriosis, adenomyosis diagnosis, symptoms especially chronic pain and almost daily worry that it may mean I can't conceive then failing to convince naturally I feel I'm not in a strong enough headspace to start IVF. I'm 39 now and feel regret for leaving it all so late but I met my partner later in life.

How do you go from the monthly despair of getting your period when TTC to then build up the mental strength to tackle IVF? I have done egg freezing in a past and only managed to freeze 5 eggs, the process was mentally and emotionally draining and in the end upsetting to have only frozen 5 (eggs not embryos) dreading going through it again. Does anyone else feel like this, like it's too much to take on, with the chances of success being so low at my age and with my other conditions.

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sirensong · 12/01/2025 16:54

You will be strong enough and at 39 still have a decent chance. The best time for you to do this is now.

Have happy things scheduled in your life so that it doesn't take up your entire bandwidth, take each stage at a time, and remember you are enough as a person independent of outcome.

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