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infertility

[in-fer-til-i-tee] / ˌɪn fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
unproductiveness
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The pattern we identified in our research—financial strain and persistent anxiety, leading to downstream consequences at work—may not be unique to infertility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Together with our colleagues Seoin Yoon, Joel Koopman and Nikos Dimotakis, we analyzed data from a 24-year longitudinal study of 2,728 women experiencing infertility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

They also reported more physical symptoms, including headaches and fatigue, suggesting that the emotional burden of infertility treatment may also take a physical toll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, infertility treatment is often only partially covered by insurance, if at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

I thought of Mother, and of the many times she’d told me that antibiotics poison the body, that they cause infertility and birth defects.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

There they came suddenly upon a wide-spread sweep of turf, contrasting so brilliantly with the bygone infertilities that it seemed to them a paradise, and stretching clear on to the bluff of the pueblos.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest


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