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Recent Examples of infertility
What This Means for Long-term Health Banner Health warns that untreated insulin resistance in PMOS patients can progress to type 2 diabetes, weight gain and infertility.
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
The paradox of fertility and infertility follows established patterns in Hindu thought.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy fund, inspired by their own journey with infertility and Brexton’s eventual birth, has helped hundreds of families with the financial and emotional challenges of IVF.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Busch and his wife Samantha, were pioneers in discussing infertility and their struggle to have children before bringing son Brexton and daughter Lennix into the world.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
The couple previously went through a journey with infertility, including an unsuccessful pregnancy attempt via embryo transfer and a miscarriage.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Research shows that women with a history of depression are twice as likely to experience infertility.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 May 2026
In vitro fertilization is a medical procedure that can be used to address several infertility struggles.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Symptoms like weight gain, acne, irregular periods, infertility and excess hair growth have often been treated as personal failings rather than medical signs.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
The paradox of fertility and infertility follows established patterns in Hindu thought.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy fund, inspired by their own journey with infertility and Brexton’s eventual birth, has helped hundreds of families with the financial and emotional challenges of IVF.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
Busch and his wife Samantha, were pioneers in discussing infertility and their struggle to have children before bringing son Brexton and daughter Lennix into the world.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
The couple previously went through a journey with infertility, including an unsuccessful pregnancy attempt via embryo transfer and a miscarriage.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Research shows that women with a history of depression are twice as likely to experience infertility.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 May 2026
In vitro fertilization is a medical procedure that can be used to address several infertility struggles.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Symptoms like weight gain, acne, irregular periods, infertility and excess hair growth have often been treated as personal failings rather than medical signs.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertility
barrenness
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Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Infertility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertility. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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