Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly seeking medical advice following a series of failed attempts to conceive a second child.

The couple is desperate for a son following the birth of daughter Suri in April 2006, but Holmes is alleged to be having difficulty becoming pregnant.

And the Batman Begins star is now preparing to visit a specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles later this month to establish the problem.

A source tells Britain's Now magazine, "She's really upset about it. The one thing she wants more than anything is a son for Tom.

"She says they've been trying since the summer, but it just hasn't happened for them yet.

"Katie and Tom sat down and had a heart-to-heart and decided it might be
worth her going to see the doctor to get checked out."

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