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What is Secondary Infertility
Secondary Infertility
Secondary infertility occurs when a woman who has already carried a child to term is unable to do so a second time. Women who conceive fairly easily, but then repeatedly miscarry, also have secondary infertility. Secondary infertility should not be confused with primary infertility, which means that a woman is unable to become pregnant at all. Women who have been engaging in carefully timed, unprotected intercourse for a year without conception may have secondary infertility and should visit their obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) or reproductive endocrinologist immediately. Women in their mid-thirties are advised to seek medical attention after six months of trying.
Approximately 20% of women experience secondary infertility at some point in their lifetime. While it is more common than primary infertility, it doesn’t get the same attention that primary infertility does. Many women who are “primaries,” or suffer from primary infertility, resent women who already have a child and are seeking emotional support and fertility treatment to have more children.
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