Infertility is the absolute inability to conceive or carry a baby to term. It is defined as ‘primary’ in couples who have never conceived and ‘secondary’ in couples who have conceived in the past.
In Australia a couple is generally regarded as experiencing infertility if, after regular sexual intercourse, they have not conceived in one year.
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