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infertile

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


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Tens of thousands of people, including infertile and same-sex couples, have had babies through the technological advances of in vitro fertilization and the willingness of surrogates to carry those children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

On Wednesday, both Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Tennessee Solicitor General Matthew Rice suggested that gender-affirming hormone treatment renders infertile people who are assigned female at birth.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024

The Indian government also opposed the couple’s petition, saying that surrogacy laws in India were meant to assist infertile couples or women, not people who wanted to have a grandchild.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

The flies mated, gave rise to progeny—but the larvae grew into infertile adults.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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