I did not wake up one morning and have a "lightning bolt" moment in which I realized that I was infertile. Instead, the fear that I might be infertile slow crept over me as several months passed without my conceiving a baby. I was not too concerned after the first two months without a pregnancy, although I was admittedly disappointed. However, after three months passed, my antenna went up.

I questioned whether I really could have fertility issues. As far as I knew, both sides of the extended family had no fertility issues. However, after the fourth month came and ... more