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When fertility struggles take over a relationship

My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for three years and the fertility treatments are taking over our lives — we're scheduling sex, spending all our savings, and we've stopped talking about whether we actually still want this or just can't bear to quit. We're exhausted but afraid that stopping trying means giving up on the future we planned.

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