The Infertility Therapist

by Lisa Rouff, Ph.D.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The role of anxiety in infertility treatment

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Anxiety is an unavoidable part of infertility treatment, and it is probably one of the main reasons that the process often is so traumatizin...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Disclosure and secrets in infertility treatment: or how I became a sneaky liar

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Some weeks ago, a few readers asked me to discuss the topic of disclosure in infertility treatment. This is an extremely important topic, a...
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

To "POAS" or not to "POAS": psychological implications of home pregnancy tests in infertility treatment

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As every person whose ever done an infertility treatment cycle knows, the two weeks spent waiting to see if it worked or not are often excru...
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

An inspiration for the hard times during infertility treatment: Ernest Shackelton, Antartic explorer

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During the dark days of my own infertility treatment, I came across a biography of the life of Ernest Shackelton, an early 20th century Brit...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Infertility and third party reproduction in the public spotlight: psychological implications

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I think it's safe to say that infertility and third party reproduction is in the public eye now more than ever. For instance, the reali...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

"Other people's children": Fears about adoption and donor gametes

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During infertility treatment, it sometimes becomes evident that in order to have a family, one or both of the prospective parents may be una...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Climbing up the mountain: Infertility treatment from the long view

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A few months back, a client and I created a metaphor that I feel captures the experience of infertility. In this metaphor, the task of bui...
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Lisa Rouff, Ph.D.
Lisa Rouff, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the areas of infertility and adoption. She maintains practices in Grayslake and Vernon Hills, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.lisarouff.com.
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