The current pace of life, the delay in the time of having children, the decrease in semen quality and possibly some other factors cause between 15% and 18% of Spanish couples have fertility problems.
The passage of time and the failure to get a pregnancy lead many couples to opt for fertility treatments, however success is not assured and these are arduous and often unsuccessful.
This means that many parents, an estimated 65%, end up throwing in the towel fruit of psychological fatigue caused by tension, by the passage of time and by seeing that what they are fighting for does not come, whatever they do. In Spain about 60,000 cycles of assisted reproduction take place every year. The Spanish Fertility Society (SEF) estimates that women under 30 have a 35.3% chance of pregnancy per cycle by 26.3% in women between the ages of 35 and 40.
Half of the women who request these treatments belong to this second age group since, starting at age 35, the decline in ovarian reserve begins and the quality of the ovules decreases.
Due to circumstances of life, because the "call" of motherhood comes later, because there are couples with economic situations that cause them doubts or because they decide to delay paternity in order to "live life" before having children the moment of having them has fallen behind with respect to previous generations
When the time comes the couple decides to procreate, they find that a sum of adverse factors prevents fertilization and the first symptoms begin to appear in the form of fears, concerns and denial of what is happening.
After time, after a long journey full of failures and disappointments, the couple decides to try to have children through assisted reproduction and, although it is a step forward in the achievement of a child, it is often lived as another small failure and may cause a loss of significant self-esteem It means completely giving up control of their bodies.
Between 25% and 65% of patients undergoing fertility treatments have symptoms such as anxiety, depression, hopelessness, feeling of not being complying with what is expected of a man and a woman (can we not have children?), feelings of guilt, low self-esteem and even phobia of everything related to babies.
What was an exciting project of couple becomes a constant and exhausting struggle but without being the real protagonist. This makes many couples end up needing psychological attention.
We understand, when trying to put ourselves in the shoes of these couples, how hard it must be to fight for something, with almost all your strength and means, the outcome of which is uncertain.
From Babies and more we want to take the opportunity to give encouragement to all those couples who are going through delicate moments in the search for a baby. My most sincere hug to all of them.
