Emotions lead most couples to end IVF cost

The British study found that 14 percent of patients gave up treatment due to the psychological pressure and 6 percent cited the physical burden as a reason.

Marital and personal problems were also significant,with 16.7 percent of patients saying this led them to discontinue treatment.

A number of patients also lost hope of ever conceiving,with 7.3 percent saying they gave up due to a perception of poor prognosis and 3.2 percent saying they had no faith in the success of the treatment.

According to the research led by Cardiff University,financial concerns were also cited,with 9.2 percent of patients naming money as a reason for stopping treatment.

David Wilkinson from the City Fertility Clinic in Melbourne said he often had patients who could afford to keep going with IVF treatment but chose to stop due to the stress of repeated cycles.

“For most people persistence is normally the key,but there are a group of patients who find it much harder to conceive,”” the Age quoted Dr Wilkinson as saying.

“”The emotional trauma of that can be quite significant but it’s also that none of us can give answers as to why it’s not working or offer any guarantees that they will eventually succeed. That can be the hardest thing to deal with,” he said.