Why does it take months for some couples to conceive despite being fertile and having frequent sex?

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So a friend of mine is planning a family and haven’t gotten pregnant yet. Her gynac said they it may happen right away or may take even a year to conceive. Well, i don’t really understand this.

If a fertile man and woman are having frequent sex, what really leads to not getting pregnant?

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A woman is only fertile for about 24-48 hours a month. If conception doesn’t occur when the Egg is present, no pregnancy will result.

Beyond that, there is a myriad of issues that can come up and prevailing advice says don’t seek treatment until you’ve waited a year.

My wife and I feel Into that bucket with secondary infertility and ultimately wasted a year of time “trying” because the doctors said it’s normal to take time. We ended up needing IVF for the 2nd and wasted a year and then two more trying with IVF.

If they want to be sure, go get a doctor that will listen and start running tests to ensure fertility.

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