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infertility

[in-fer-til-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
unproductiveness
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Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says infertility affects roughly 1 in 6 people globally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Initially Chloe was hesitant to tell friends and family that she was being affected by infertility.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Salcedo said she prescribes alternative treatments to her patients because she believes the root cause of infertility is directly related to gut health.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 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