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Recent Examples of infertility
When the flagellum is malformed or its movement is impaired, the sperm cannot travel efficiently, leading to male infertility.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Measles, mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases can cause permanent damage, including hearing loss, infertility and blindness.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The team spent over a decade developing the vaccine to protect the animals from the disease, which can cause urinary tract infections, blindness, infertility, and in some cases, death.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
More than a decade in the making, the vaccine will protect koalas from the widespread disease that causes painful urinary tract infections, infertility, blindness and death.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Researchers analyzed over 1,000 ovarian fluid samples from patients undergoing infertility treatment.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Couple has 2-year-old son Drake and Alex also have a 2-year-old son, William Hawk White, who was born after a six-year struggle with infertility and other health issues.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Taking testosterone or steroids as a teen can cause serious health risks, from infertility to heart problems, while also fueling body image struggles.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
The European Union announced a ban on trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), an ingredient found in gel nail polish, citing concerns about a possible link to infertility.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Measles, mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases can cause permanent damage, including hearing loss, infertility and blindness.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The team spent over a decade developing the vaccine to protect the animals from the disease, which can cause urinary tract infections, blindness, infertility, and in some cases, death.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
More than a decade in the making, the vaccine will protect koalas from the widespread disease that causes painful urinary tract infections, infertility, blindness and death.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Researchers analyzed over 1,000 ovarian fluid samples from patients undergoing infertility treatment.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Couple has 2-year-old son Drake and Alex also have a 2-year-old son, William Hawk White, who was born after a six-year struggle with infertility and other health issues.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Taking testosterone or steroids as a teen can cause serious health risks, from infertility to heart problems, while also fueling body image struggles.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
The European Union announced a ban on trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), an ingredient found in gel nail polish, citing concerns about a possible link to infertility.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertility
barrenness
Noun
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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