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What is the difference between infertility and sterility?

Strictily speaking the definitions currently accepted are:
  •       Primary sterility: when the couple has not managed to achieve a pregnancy after having had unprotected intercourse for  a year.
  •       Secondary sterility: When , after having had a first child, the couple has not manged to achieve a second pregnancy after having had unprotected intercourse for two three years.
  •       Primary infertility:  When the couple achieves a pregnancy but is unable to maintain it long enough for it to lead to the birth of a baby.
  •       Secondary infertility: When the couple , after the first pregnancy and labour, does not manage to maintain a pregnancy long enough for it to lead to the birth of a baby.