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Recent Examples of infertility
In recent years thousands of studies have found the presence of tiny fragments of plastic, some smaller than a millionth of a meter, in the human body, which are reported to cause health problems from heart failure to infertility.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Throughout it all, the couple emphasized the importance of facing infertility together.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This advancement opens a new way to understanding infertility, improving IVF success, and testing treatments in ways that weren’t possible before.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
The broad strokes have been well-known — the ticking of a woman’s biological clock increases risk of miscarriage and infertility, often caused by eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, the structures that carry DNA.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Some fibroids could cause infertility or pregnancy loss.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The report questioned standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and raised concerns that adolescents may be too young to give consent to life-changing treatments that could result in future infertility.
—Ali Swenson The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
The report questioned standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and raised concerns that adolescents may be too young to give consent to life-changing treatments that could result in future infertility.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
In 2023, the society updated its medical definition of infertility to include LGBTQ folks and individuals who don’t have partners.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Throughout it all, the couple emphasized the importance of facing infertility together.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This advancement opens a new way to understanding infertility, improving IVF success, and testing treatments in ways that weren’t possible before.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
The broad strokes have been well-known — the ticking of a woman’s biological clock increases risk of miscarriage and infertility, often caused by eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, the structures that carry DNA.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Some fibroids could cause infertility or pregnancy loss.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The report questioned standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and raised concerns that adolescents may be too young to give consent to life-changing treatments that could result in future infertility.
—Ali Swenson The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
The report questioned standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and raised concerns that adolescents may be too young to give consent to life-changing treatments that could result in future infertility.
—Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
In 2023, the society updated its medical definition of infertility to include LGBTQ folks and individuals who don’t have partners.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertility
barrenness
Noun
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Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Infertility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertility. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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