George – Interview 15  

George – Interview 15

Age at Interview: 54
Sex: Male
Background: George is an engineer. He is married to his second wife, Gemma (Interview 14) and lives in Scotland. Ethnic background: White Scottish.

Brief outline:George and his wife have been trying to conceive for 10 years. They have been on a waiting list for IVF for 3 years, and are about to start treatment shortly.

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George – Interview 15
George described how their concerns slowly built over about 6 years. Initially he was easy-going about whether it happened or not, but now he thought about it nearly every day.

 



It was about six years ago. We first met, we just thought well if it happens it happens and then after about four years when nothing was happening then we sort of took it quite seriously and [wife] started to seek help and from there that is where it started really. I think it was the last four years it has been more intensive. I think about it every day more or less now.
 
Why has it built up do you think?
 
It is not happening. She is not getting pregnant so I think that’s it becomes something that you seem to take for granted, or for a man, for me, I didn’t even think about it but in the last four years we think about it more and more and it is not happening, we think why is it not happening and you know, you know it is not happening and you see some of the other couples that have babies and that and you think it’s not so much missing out. It like a longing to have you know, it is very strange. 
 

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