Infertility Affects The Social, Economic And Psychological Wellbeing Of

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Infertility is a global problem that affects the social, economic and psychological wellbeing of couples ( Gerrit, 2002) .The definition of infertility may vary across professions as different experts employ definitions that are convenient for their purpose (Larsen,2005:7). However, the definition is widely used by the world health organization. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) define infertility as an inability of a couple to conceive within two years of regular and unprotected sex. Infertility can be of two types:-primary and secondary infertility, while primary infertility refers to the inability of a couple to conceive a child at all, secondary infertility implies inability to conceive again after a previous pregnancy.According

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