It is one thing for a woman who has never been able to conceive
(primary infertility) to come to grips with undergoing In Vitro
Fertilization. It is quite another matter for someone who has
successfully achieved a pregnancy in the past having to come to terms
with a subsequent inability to conceive (secondary infertility). When
this happens, it raises issues of guilt, a declining sense of
self-worth and ultimately self-recrimination. The ramifications often
impact family relatio…