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writes: I am a 22yr old female with a 4yr old daughter. I have been with my current partner for 2yrs but haven't caught pregnant. I have slept with someone else before him and wonder if it's possible that I may be infertile all of a sudden??? Or maybe its him. Hhe's 30yrs of age. It seems after having my daughter I cant catch. Any ideas? Reply to this Question
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reader, misty +, writes (9 April 2005):
Hi I know how you feel. I had the same trouble happen to me with my now ex partner. Every month my period came and I got more and more upset thinking I had some thing wrong. Like you, I also had a child from my ex husband. Two years passed and he went to the doctors to have his sperm tested and, lo and behold, they were swimming backwards. Ask him to go to the doctor's and get tested just for the very least to put your mind at rest.Hope it happens for you. Take care.
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reader, Bev Conolly  +, writes (8 April 2005):
 There are a lot of "if"s in answer to your question.Yes, you could have become infertile in the last 5 years, since you became pregnant with your daughter. That could have been the result of some of the trauma of childbirth (scarring, for example), or an infection, like an STI.Or... your partner could be either borderline fertile or infertile himself.Or... you might have sporadic ovulations, for example, if you have polycystic ovary syndrome.Your not falling pregnant when you had sex with someone else may or may not be important. Since only a smallish percent of sexual activities actually result in a pregancy (something on the order of 5-15%), you might have just not been fertile at that time.One thing to consider is how much difficulty you had in falling pregnant with your daughter. At least you know that you have all the necessary "bits" and that things have worked perfectly at least once before. That's extremely encouraging.Are you trying to become pregnant, or just curious about why it hasn't happened? Does your partner know that you're concerned, so that he can consider having his sperm count checked?If you really want another child, it would be a good time to go arrange a check-up with your doctor, so he/she can schedule you for any necessary tests. The usual requirement before doctors will treat fertility problems is 12 months of regular sex with no contraception, and no pregnancies. You sound like you fit that description, so maybe you should be talking next to your GP.Good luck.
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