About one in five couples are victims of unwanted childlessness, yet the topic continues to be taboo. This puts a strain on the partnership, on relations with one's own parents, and also with one's peers who already have children.

Then there is also the sense of failure, of not functioning correctly, even as all around one any and every one seems to succeed.

Such mortification makes one ill-sooner or later, psychosomatic disorders often begin to appear as a consequence.

Unfortunately, it is often only then that professional help is sought, when the psychological strain has become unbearable. But valuable time is lost.

  no pregnancy has occurred after a year of unprotected intercourse;
  the partnership suffers and the feeling of uncertainty becomes oppressive
after discontinuing contraception the menstrual cycle becomes irregular
  or occurs very rarely or even not at all
  there had been more than one miscarriage in the previous history.