{"id":39706,"date":"2025-06-23T12:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/5-tools-for-facing-infertility\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:13:54","slug":"tools-for-facing-infertility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tools for Facing Infertility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a psychosocial point of view, learning to manage emotions is one of the keys to facing infertility in a healthy way.\u00a0<strong>Emotions build in intensity<\/strong>\u00a0over the course of Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART), especially when the desired outcome of getting pregnant takes longer than expected.<\/p>\n<p>You will face losses such as the wish that has gone unfulfilled so far, the pregnancy which has not yet been achieved and the baby you haven\u2019t yet been able to hold in your arms; and on occasion, you may not have the tools to deal with these emotions. It is more common than you think, and although it is true that\u00a0<strong>there is no one solution that works for everyone<\/strong>, from Gesfera we will try to offer some guidelines:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #3f3f3f;color:#3f3f3f\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #3f3f3f;color:#3f3f3f\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/#1_Avoid_dwelling_on_your_thoughts\" >1. Avoid dwelling on your thoughts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/#2_Meditate\" >2. Meditate!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/#3_Live_in_addition_to_planning\" >3. Live in addition to planning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/#4_Activities_to_distract_yourself\" >4. Activities to distract yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/tools-for-facing-infertility\/#5_Sport\" >5. Sport<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Avoid_dwelling_on_your_thoughts\"><\/span>1. Avoid dwelling on your thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rumination is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when the focus of our attention becomes \u201chooked\u201d on a thought that\u00a0<strong>causes us stress or discomfort<\/strong>\u00a0like a broken record.<\/p>\n<p>Writing our thoughts down on paper has a therapeutic effect and can help to<strong>\u00a0\u201crelease\u201d some of the negative emotional load<\/strong>\u00a0that is hurting you. The other guidelines in this blog will also help you to break this cycle.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Meditate\"><\/span>2. Meditate!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Meditation will help you to identify your emotions, reduce anxiety levels and disengage your attention from the source of stress. Being aware of and respecting one\u2019s own emotions is a sign of Emotional Intelligence, though this generally\u00a0<strong>requires some training<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t know what you are feeling, then you have lost touch with your emotional world.<\/p>\n<p>Many times when we experience an unpleasant emotion, rather than being aware of it and accepting it, we deny it, avoid it or overreact. This behaviour comes with consequences: instead of disappearing, the emotion will grow in intensity. It is common to \u201cfight against\u201d sadness,\u00a0<strong>rather than embracing it<\/strong>, when the outcome of Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART) is not what we had hoped for. Let it be! There is a reason you feel this way and it is a feeling that belongs to this part of your life.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important that you have the ability to\u00a0<strong>verbalize what you are feeling<\/strong>\u00a0and, therefore, what your necessities are. \u00a0On occasion you may feel bad because you think that other people are not responding to your emotional needs, but this sometimes happens because they don\u2019t know what you need or you say \u201cnothing is wrong, I\u2019m fine,\u201d instead of explaining what\u2019s going on and what you need.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Live_in_addition_to_planning\"><\/span>3. Live in addition to planning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you\u2019re trying to get pregnant you will set goals along the way; however, you cannot forget to enjoy the process. The\u00a0<strong>present should have meaning<\/strong>\u00a0in and of itself and should not \u201cjust\u201d become a means to reaching the future.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the little things like taking a stroll and\u00a0<strong>live in the moment<\/strong>\u00a0by participating with all your senses: what you hear, what you smell, what you see, what you touch and what you taste.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Activities_to_distract_yourself\"><\/span>4. Activities to distract yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Distracting yourself means getting away from emotional stimuli without judgement. Carrying out activities that\u00a0<strong>make you feel good<\/strong>\u00a0helps to reduce stress, like talking to a friend, watching a movie, enjoying a warm bath, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially effective with\u00a0<strong>activities that are new to you<\/strong>, such as making a change in your look, learning to play an instrument\u2026 Helping others can also help you to feel better!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Sport\"><\/span>5. Sport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Practicing sports is beneficial not only because it releases endorphins, but also because it requires you to\u00a0<strong>focus on the present<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t like sports you can take a walk through nature where the environment is pleasant and far away from noise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Silvia Gil Rueda<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a psychosocial point of view, learning to manage emotions is one of the keys to facing infertility in a healthy way.\u00a0Emotions build in intensity\u00a0over the course of Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART), especially when the desired outcome of getting pregnant takes longer than expected. You will face losses such as the wish that has gone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[497,501],"tags":[511,512,504,521,523,517,519,518,508,520,513,541,510,506,535,557,635],"class_list":["post-39706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fertility-problems","category-lifestyle-and-fertility-en","tag-assisted-reproduction-clinic-in-algeciras","tag-assisted-reproduction-clinic-in-malaga","tag-assisted-reproduction-techniques","tag-egg-donation-in-algeciras","tag-egg-donation-in-algeciras-en","tag-family","tag-female-fertility","tag-fertility-clinic","tag-fertility-clinic-in-malaga","tag-fertility-treatments-in-algeciras","tag-fertility-treatments-in-malaga","tag-infertility","tag-ivf-clinic-in-malaga","tag-pregnancy","tag-reproduction-unit-gutenberg-centre","tag-sterility","tag-stress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39706"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39710,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706\/revisions\/39710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urecentrogutenberg.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}