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Having a child is one of the most natural events in a woman's life. For most people, conception happens naturally and painlessly. However, for patients who encounter difficulty in achieving pregnancy, this natural task may prove formidable. The longer this pursuit goes unfulfilled, the greater the chance of developing anxiety, stress, and marital strife as a result of infertility. Many studies indicate that stress can reduce the chances of pregnancy.

In caring for fertility patients, we recognize the importance of paying close attention to their emotional well-being in addition to their physical well-being.

Our counseling staff, along with an expert team of fertility specialists, nurses and allied personnel, is trained to listen carefully to each patient and provide the individualized, compassionate, support necessary to reduce the psychological impact of infertility treatments.
Eileen Mitchell is an infertility counselor at North Shore University Hospital’s Division of Human Reproduction, where she has worked for over 27 years. A practicing psychotherapist and former infertility patient, Ms. Mitchell understands the emotional toll that infertility can take, and believes that each couple deserves as much support as they can get. At the Division of Human Reproduction, she works with individuals, couples and in groups.
 
Lesli Figlerski, PhD, is a consultant to our NY Egg Donor Program at the Center for of Human Reproduction. She received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Hofstra University in 1989, and has specialized in the field of health psychology since that time. She has served as a clinician in the field of infertility, concentrating on current issues in the field, ethical decision-making, clinical assessment for third party reproduction, the relationship of mind and body in treating infertility and strategies to promote family and marital relationships to enhance the outcomes of clinical intervention. She is an active member of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine having served on past task force committees. She also remains active in conducting research in the field of infertility.