infertility
Americannoun
plural
infertilities-
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.
Other Word Forms
- anti-infertility adjective
Example Sentences
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It’s a tender, bizarro reckoning with marriage, infertility and friendship, among life’s other illusions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says infertility affects roughly 1 in 6 people globally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"You are met with really poor words from people," Kay, 33, from Manchester, told Woman's Hour's Guide to Life in an episode about navigating conversations around infertility.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But as much as Sarah’s plight with infertility is relatable, other moments in the story took more work to get there, like the moment where Abraham talks with God.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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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