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Scenario

When family fertility discussions create pressure and comparison

My brother and his wife have been open about their IVF journey and my parents keep asking me when I'm going to 'give them grandchildren too' like it's a competition, and I haven't told anyone I've been trying for over a year because I can't handle the pressure and comparison.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A family dynamic has turned private medical experiences into performance metrics, forcing someone into secrecy about their own struggles.

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