INFERTILITY FACTS AND HOW TO BE SUPPORTIVE
Infertility Facts:
How to be supportive:
This is a difficult road for all experiencing this. If you're not sure how to be supportive. Ask them.
- It is a disease of the reproductive system
- It affects men and women equally
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a common cause for women
- Untreated Chlamydia can be a cause
- Low or high BMI can affect fertility but can be reversed
How to be supportive:
- Stop asking women when they are having a baby.
- If you haven’t experienced it, don’t offer advice.
- Listen
- Empathize
- Check in
This is a difficult road for all experiencing this. If you're not sure how to be supportive. Ask them.