Not many couples know there’s a infertility ailments that affect seemingly healthy couples with child. Normally a couple is either fertile with kids or infertile with no kids. But there’s a third kind of infertility called secondary infertility. What it means is couples that are infertile even after having children before. So it’s pretty confusing when you have a child and suddenly you’re infertile. You might think that there’s something wrong with your relationship when in fact you have secondary infertility.

There’s a lot of reasons for secondary infertility but all in all the ailments seems to be a mystery for doctors all over the world.

It doesn’t matter how many children you had before having this secondary infertility problem. It can be one child or more than that. This caused a lot of frustration and anger in couples who had no idea what is going on. (it all seems to be fine before this so it can’t be anyone’s fault right?)

The truth is, infertility can be caused by various factors out of control by neither party. Plus, it can happen to someone who was once fertile. Maybe the diet of the mother took a dive to low quality, thus affecting the quality of the reproductive system. Or maybe the father’s sperm count has become lower over the years.

Couples who are infertile may think that its not a big problem since secondary infertility couples have children where else they’re the true victim because they are childless. But this is not the case as secondary infertility couples go through the same stress and frustration of trying to conceive.

What are the treatments available for secondary infertility couples? Fortunately, it’s the same treatment used by the infertile couples. Treatment like herbs, acupuncture, and other holistic cures are as effective for the secondary infertility couples as for the infertile couples. Of course, modern treatment like clomid, IVF, looking out for the physical signs of ovulation and IUI can be as effective as well. The key is to look for the best treatment by consulting various doctors.