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infertility

[in-fer-til-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
unproductiveness
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Both can lead to infertility if undetected, along with elevated rates of diabetes and cancer down the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Changes in the human version of this gene have been linked to infertility and sperm-related disorders.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

According to the World Health Organisation, the condition affects one in 10 women in the UK, and as well as extremely heavy periods, it can cause debilitating pain and sometimes infertility.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Title X is the only federal program to reliably offer basic infertility care to women and men.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Even here on Gold Mountain grateful couples bring gifts to my mother, who had cooked them a soup that not only ended their infertility but gave them a boy.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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