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Chapter 3 - Fertility Counseling for Individuals

from Part II - Therapeutic Approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

By
Linda Applegarth  and
Arabelle Rowe
Edited by
Sharon N. Covington
Sharon N. Covington
Affiliation:
Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD
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Summary

As a psychologist who also has a personal history of infertility, I have been treating fertility patients for nearly 40 years. I never fail to be moved by their emotional pain, shame, frustration and profound sense of loss.

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Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 15 - 19
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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