Want to learn more about this at Kettering Health? Learn More Infertility is a silent condition. It’s confusing, costly, and heartbreaking—like many diagnoses. But unlike other conditions in which someone “has” something they’d never want, infertility is marked by “not having” something hoped for. After more than 30 years as an OB-GYN, Dr. Caroline Peterson has seen countless women live under the quiet, stifling weight of infertility.