Secondary infertility questions

If you have a question about Secondary Infertility you might find an answer below.

When you’re considering or having fertility treatment, you’re bound to have lots of questions. We’ve answered some of our most frequently asked questions below, but if you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, get in touch – we’ll do what we can to help.

My husband and I have been suffering from secondary fertility for almost 3 years. I'm underweight and always have been, I just can't put in weight no matter how hard I try. Someone has told me to have my thyroid checked. Why would this have a bearing on my weight and fertility?

A lower BMI (body mass index) can impact your menstrual cycle and fertility, this being the main concern at this stage for your investigations into your secondary infertility. For this reason we'd strongly recommend you see your GP to discuss what may be causing you to be unable to put on weight in the first instance.

What would be cares investigation and treatment plan for secondary infertility be without going down ivf route?

Everyone is uniquely different and at CARE, we treat every patient as an individual and ensure the treatment plan is tailored specifically to each patients specific needs. Where investigative tests and diagnosis are required we will discuss this with you when you have a consultation with one of our fertility specialist consultants. We welcome you to visit your local clinic for a consultation to see how we can help.

We have secondary infertility and have been trying for 4.5 years. 2 failed rounds of ivf (4 x perfect blastocysts), the second round was a chemical/early miscarriage. All my tests (laparoscopy, hsg, blood tests, ultrasounds) have come back clear but my husband has a varying low count - his results over the years have varied from 1million - 10 million per/ml, morphology 0% - 3%, rapidity 8% - 56%, DNA fragmentation 25%. Our son was conceived naturally on month seven of trying. My question is, do you think his count alone would be enough to explain why we haven’t had a single natural pregnancy in the whole time we have been trying? Or do I need some further investigations and if so, what would you suggest? Thank you

We're sorry to hear of the challenges you've experienced with secondary infertility. Without having a consultation we wouldn't be able to diagnose or recommend a course of treatment, however, we would welcome you to visit our experts so we can look into this with you and hopefully recommend the best course of action for you to achieve a successful pregnancy.

My husband and I have been suffering from secondary infertility for nearly 2 years. I recently had a scan that showed a fibroid in my cervix. Could it be related to the infertility, or perhaps to the EMCS I had with my first child (scar tissue)?

Yes, cervical fibroid can be associated with infertility, although it is not an absolute cause of infertility. The size of the fibroid and its exact location are important to assess how much of a problem it may be.