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infertility

[in-fer-til-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
unproductiveness
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The chemicals, known as PFAS, don’t break down in the environment and accumulate in the body, potentially causing health problems such as cancer and infertility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Diamond said that in the company’s clinical research on men with male-factor infertility, findings showed its male prenatals significantly boosted sperm motility, or how well the sperm moves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She added: "This is going to last her a lifetime and if it's not well managed, she can have long lasting adverse effects from infertility to other diseases, such as higher risk of cancer."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

A loving husband and wife desperately want to start a family but struggle with infertility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

In addition, Australia’s aridity, infertility, and climatic unpredictability limited its hunter-gatherer population to only a few hundred thousand people.

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