Infertility can devastate people's mental health, relationships, finances and career, a charity says.
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Amber, 28, who lives in Peterborough, found out she was infertile five years ago when she was told she had two blocked fallopian tubes, which she later had removed.Amber and Marco tried for seven years to have a baby, which had a devastating impact on their mental health "I felt like a burden on Marco, like I had let my parents down and grandparents. I completely hit rock bottom."Amber successfully campaigned for access to NHS-funded IVF by organising meetings and getting other women involved
In October, Amber and Marco welcomed baby Joey. Amber says the love she feels for him is something she never knew she could feel."I felt like I should enjoy every minute because we had been through so much to get him, so you feel guilty saying 'this is hard'. Most respondents wanted counselling, with about half able to access therapy, but most had to fund some of it themselves.
She had suffered two ectopic pregnancies, where the embryo starts growing in the fallopian tube, and felt she could not take much more.
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