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Secondary Infertility

By Rachel Gurevich, About.com

Updated: July 30, 2008

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Definition: Secondary infertility refers to a couple who has successfully had children in the past, but when they try to have more children, they are unable to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected sex.

The causes, treatments, and symptoms of secondary infertility are essentially the same as those with primary infertility.

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