Fertility problems usually means you are having difficulties getting pregnant. It is sometimes called infertility.
About 1 in 6 heterosexual couples have fertility problems.
Infertility does not mean you cannot have a baby. It may mean you need help to get pregnant.
Getting help with fertility
You can talk to your GP or a fertility specialist if you:
- are struggling to get pregnant
- need to use donor eggs or sperm
- are in a same-sex couple
- are single
- are trans or non-binary
When to go to your GP about fertility problems
Types of infertility
There are 2 types of infertility.
They are:
- primary infertility - if you never had a pregnancy and you're struggling to get pregnant
- secondary infertility - if you had 1 or more pregnancies or miscarriages in the past but you're now struggling to get pregnant
Many things can affect your fertility, including age and health conditions.