In November 2022, we introduced Overcome Fertility Stress, a program built specifically for the psychological weight of trying to conceive, the two week waits, the appointments, the grief that has nowhere else to go. At the time, the program had no published trial behind it yet, only a program design grounded in the same clinical technique as AICBT's other work.
That changed over the following years: a 2023 feasibility study, then the 2026 randomized controlled trial published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. But the program itself, five modules covering getting started, behaviour, thoughts and worries, relationships, and redefining your life beyond the goal of a child, was built first, and tested after.
Originally told in more detail on the AI-Therapy blog. Read the original announcement on the AI-Therapy blog