The position of the fertility counsellor in a fertility team: A critical appraisal

Abstract

The ongoing evolution of reproductive medicine has revealed the complexity of emotional reactions of couples seeking to fulfil their desire for a child. The position of counselling is evaluated from three perspectives: the couple, medical staff and the individual counsellor. This leads to three proposed levels of counselling, as an integrated component of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

Keywords::

• Infertility counselling
• psychotherapy
• case conference
• emotional support

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.