Hesitancy and Time in Fertility Treatment.

In this article, I employ a psychodynamic lens to describe how women's fantasies of time as standing still, which is encouraged by sociocultural forces, is used to undermine the notion of the biological clock. These fantasies, also fueled by the timeless nature of the unconscious, can lead to hesitancy in not only initiating fertility treatment but also in complying with fertility treatment recommendations. When this happens, hesitancy is often unconsciously utilized in a conflict about becoming a mother.

The Good-Enough Donor: Sperm as a Good, Not-Me Possession.

Reproductive endocrinologists often recommend sperm donation to two groups of patients. The first are women with partners with azoospermia. The second are women who do not have a partner and yet desire to become a parent.