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Infertility as defined by the experts may surprise you. According to guidelines established by infertility specialists, you’re not considered to be infertile until you’ve been trying to get pregnant for one year if you’re under age 35. That means that trying to get pregnant last week and not having signs of pregnancy this week does not mean that you’re infertile. If you are over the age of 35, you can breathe a sigh of relief in that you only have to try actively for six months before an investigation as to why you haven’t conceived can begin — and may be covered by insurance. However, some states that mandate insurance coverage use the one-year rule (especially for certain age groups) and will not provide benefits until you hit the one-year mark.

However, since the modern world is one of immediate gratification and answers that seem to appear at the speed of Google, it can be hard — if not downright impossible — to try to get pregnant for a full year without getting impatient, discouraged, or just plain panicked. There’s nothing wrong with going to see your gynecologist to talk about why you’re not getting pregnant after just a few months; in fact, your coauthors, being fairly impatient people themselves, would consider you to be a candidate for sainthood if you could wait a year — or even six months! — without talking to your doctor.