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infertility

[in-fer-til-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
unproductiveness
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Untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The Cleveland Clinic notes that symptoms instead vary widely and can include irregular menstrual cycles, elevated androgen levels, acne, hair growth or loss, infertility and metabolic complications.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

In it, an infertility doctor secretly harvests extra embryos from one of his patients and uses them to create a colony of clones of the woman’s son, who died young in an accident.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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