infertility
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the condition or fact of being infertile or unproductive.
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Pathology. the condition of being unable to conceive or bear children, or any of various subtypes of this condition depending on specific cause.
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Infertility affects roughly one in six couples and about half of those cases are linked to male problems, either alone or alongside female causes.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Infertility affects about one in six people worldwide.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026
Barbara Collura, President and CEO of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, said in a media statement that Walz’s story helps “would-be parents across the country feel seen.”
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2024
Infertility, or the inability to get pregnant after a year or more of trying, is a common problem.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023
Cases of the Fertility of Hybrids, and of the Infertility of Mongrels.
From Darwinism (1889) by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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