What is infertility?
Infertility is defined as an ability to conceive after 1 year of unprotected sex. This is reduced to 6 months for women over the age of 35.
There are 2 types of infertility:
- Primary: this refers to women who have never been pregnant.
- Secondary: this refers to women who have been pregnant before but are unable to conceive now.
If a woman experiences two miscarriages or more then she is said to be infertile.
About infertility Guide Index:
- What is infertility?
- How common is infertility?
- What causes infertility?
- How long should my partner and I try for a baby?
- Why is it more difficult to get pregnant when you are older?
- Isn’t infertility a woman’s problem?
- Do sexually transmitted diseases cause infertility?
- What is ‘unexplained infertility?’
- We both have a healthy lifestyle and enjoy regular sex so why can’t I become pregnant?
- When should we visit our GP?
Infertility Guide
- Infertility Guide
- what is infertility?
- infertility myths
- infertility facts
- female infertility
- medical conditions
- emotional aspects of infertility
- donor insemination
- infertility and your general practitioner
- fertility success rates
- fertility treatment abroad
- infertility tests
- infertility treatment
- infertility faqs
- the cost of infertility tests and treatment
- ivf (in vitro fertilisation) and gift (gamete intra fallopian transfer)
- finding a fertility clinic
- male infertility
- miscarriage
- pregnancy tests
- Fertility Extension
- glossary