Book contents
- Understanding Fertility
- Series page
- Understanding Fertility
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 How Conception Occurs and Why Pregnancy Does Not Always Happen
- 2 Is the Male Partner Fertile? Can His Sperm be Improved? What Options Are Available?
- 3 Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Anovulation Treatment
- 4 Are My Uterus or My Tubes Stopping Me Getting Pregnant?
- 5 Unexplained (Idiopathic) Infertility
- 6 What Is IVF and What Does It Entail?
- 7 Fertility Preservation and Other Reproductive Options
- 8 Mind over Matter?
- Concluding Remarks
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- Glossary
- References
- Figure Credits
- Index
8 - Mind over Matter?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 August 2022
- Understanding Fertility
- Series page
- Understanding Fertility
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 How Conception Occurs and Why Pregnancy Does Not Always Happen
- 2 Is the Male Partner Fertile? Can His Sperm be Improved? What Options Are Available?
- 3 Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Anovulation Treatment
- 4 Are My Uterus or My Tubes Stopping Me Getting Pregnant?
- 5 Unexplained (Idiopathic) Infertility
- 6 What Is IVF and What Does It Entail?
- 7 Fertility Preservation and Other Reproductive Options
- 8 Mind over Matter?
- Concluding Remarks
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- Glossary
- References
- Figure Credits
- Index
Summary
Couples who do not have a barrier to conception and have unexplained subfertility sometimes conceive when they stop trying, adopt a child, embark on a new career or go on holiday. It is postulated that in this situation the couple have stopped focusing on achieving pregnancy and, if psychological factors are involved, this may have solved the problem. Psychologists say that women who have a subconscious conflict between motherhood and career may experience this.
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- Understanding Fertility , pp. 103 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022