Secondary infertility – the inability to conceive or carry to term after successfully and naturally giving birth to a baby previously – is more common than you might imagine.
Dr Goolam Mohamed of the Sandton Fertility Clinic estimates that two in 10 of his patients are already parents.
Secondary infertility can be a cruel shock. Most couples just assume that if they’ve conceived and carried one baby, all the necessary parts are in working order and there should be no problem having a second child. Yet a surprising number of women do battle to fall pregnant a second time. So what are the likely problems?
Like primary infertility, secondary infertility occurs when the fertility of either partner is adversely
