Health

Donating Your Eggs: How It Affects You Psychologically

Millions of women will struggle with infertility in their lifetime. And at the same time, countless women will have no problem conceiving. As many of us are aware, there isn’t a whole lot that’s as painful as wanting a child and being unable to have one.

By Gwen Farrell3 min read
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Twenty years into the new millennium, we’re looking at a brave new world of available fertility treatments. 1 in 8 couples in the U.S. alone face infertility — that’s around 6.7 million individuals. There’s a diverse, almost overwhelming amount of options out there to choose from when trying to overcome infertility, including in vitro fertilization.