Depression is one of the most common chronic emotional illnesses today. On a global scale, it is estimated that there are approximately 350 million people living with this condition. While in our country it is considered that 15 out of every 100 Mexicans suffer from it. The causes that could trigger a depressive disorder are multifactorial, resulting from the interaction between biological, hereditary and social context factors. But now the main question is whether there really is a relationship with other problems such as infertility.
How they relate?
In that sense, both are related because when a couple tries for a certain period of time to achieve a pregnancy without success, they face emotional problems that could lead to serious sadness.
On the other hand, the anxiety and depression could be risk factors for reproductive health problems, which require an assisted reproduction process, accompanied by emotional therapy to solve them, allowing future parents to be in the best physical and mental state at the time of birth. look for a baby
“A person who maintains a permanent state of stress affects the endocrine system and the hormones that participate in the reproduction process, promoting limitations in the natural course of fertilization,” said Dr. José Alfonso Gutiérrez Frusch, Gynecologist, Obstetrician and Reproductive biologist at the Integral Fertility clinic.
According to the specialist, when a couple wants to conceive, they must take care of their mood to ensure that their body is in optimal conditions when looking for a pregnancy.
“A depressive disorder brings with it imbalances in sleep and eating, causing feelings of anxiety and worry, directly affecting the reproductive process.”
Infertility can lead to depression
Searching for a baby is estimated to be one of the most stressful and painful experiences of their lives by many of those facing infertility. About 60 percent of women seen for reproductive health problems also report anxiety and some psychiatric comorbidity.
Currently, there is significant progress in assisted reproduction methods with state-of-the-art technology such as that provided by the Integral Fertility clinic, which offers safety and efficacy in processes such as Artificial Insemination, In Vitro Fertilization and Egg Cryopreservation that, in addition, offer psychological help that accompanies patients through a comprehensive and human approach, changing the way of doing assisted reproduction and helping to achieve the dream of those who want to have a baby.