Macbook pro does not see sd card

I've repeatedly inserted an SD card into my MacBook Pro but am unable to see it.
I'm new to Mac product and the card was formatted in a Windows 7 system. It has documents on it which I'd like to edit.
I could understand not being able to access it, but, the Macbook Pro gives absolutely no indication the SD card was inserted into the slot.
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.
Suggestions?

I had the same problem. I tried everything that everyone's suggested, but no results. Then I sprayed a can of air/duster into the slot. Voila! It works!

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