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infertile

[in-fur-tl, -tahyl] / ɪnˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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Online sleuthing leads Evy and Justin to a demonic creature that causes miscarriages and stillbirths: Abyzou, the bitter spirit of an infertile woman who visits chaos upon other pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Carrillo, 46, had been told by doctors years ago that she was infertile.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

A hysterectomy would leave Emily infertile and prompt the menopause, which in turn could increase her risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and dementia.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Carrying around little cups of sperm as political protest, to mock infertile people, is most likely a fake scandal, but not being able to have kids easily is rough.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

Australia is by far the driest, smallest, flattest, most infertile, climatically most unpredictable, and biologically most impoverished continent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond