IVF Counseling

In Barbados, while counseling is not mandatory, couples entering the program are encouraged to attend a counseling session. For certain treatments however, such as those involving donor embryos or gametes, pre-treatment counseling is compulsory.

Further counseling sessions are available to all couples at all stages of treatment. Counselors are available and their services can be utilized for various reasons-if you have difficulty making a decision about treatment, have an unsuccessful treatment, are concerned about the impact of treatment on your relationship or simply want to talk over what you are experiencing. Counselors are also able to arrange a referral to someone outside Barbados Fertility Centre if you prefer to seek some other advice or support.

Counseling provides the opportunity to discuss your infertility treatment on a more personal level. It allows patients to raise issues that are more private, such as individual concerns, relationship difficulties, problems in adjusting to infertility, or current life situations that may affect the couple's experience of treatment.

It must be stressed that the counseling session is not to assess your suitability for treatment; rather it should be regarded as an opportunity to receive information and answer any questions you may have.

All the Barbados Fertility Centre counselors are registered psychologists with specialist post-graduate qualifications. They work closely with other members of the team to maintain their scientific knowledge and educate staff about the psychological aspects of infertility.

Counseling is offered either in small groups or individual sessions