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Recent Examples of infertility
Demers said that this kind of visible support should be universal for anyone going through infertility.
—
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Its Sperm Tracking and Recovery (STAR) method uses AI to identify viable sperm in men who struggle with infertility.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
When infertility came for me, my response was to pursue pregnancy with an ever-narrowing focus, incrementally eliminating everything else in my life—quitting my job, slinking away from friendships, disappearing from the wider world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Following a series of tests and procedures, doctors diagnosed her with unexplained infertility.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Researchers say another false belief by those on the far right holds that people who received covid vaccines shed the virus, causing infertility in the unvaccinated.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Palvin was diagnosed with the condition – which involved tissue growing on the outside of the uterus, sometimes causing painful periods and infertility – earlier this year.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The Oval Office announcement offers a first glimpse at how Trump plans to follow up on his executive order earlier this year aiming to reduce the cost of in vitro fertilization, a medical procedure that helps people facing infertility build their families.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
This new therapy addresses non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), a form of genetic male infertility characterized by a complete failure or halt in sperm production.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Its Sperm Tracking and Recovery (STAR) method uses AI to identify viable sperm in men who struggle with infertility.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
When infertility came for me, my response was to pursue pregnancy with an ever-narrowing focus, incrementally eliminating everything else in my life—quitting my job, slinking away from friendships, disappearing from the wider world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Following a series of tests and procedures, doctors diagnosed her with unexplained infertility.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Researchers say another false belief by those on the far right holds that people who received covid vaccines shed the virus, causing infertility in the unvaccinated.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Palvin was diagnosed with the condition – which involved tissue growing on the outside of the uterus, sometimes causing painful periods and infertility – earlier this year.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The Oval Office announcement offers a first glimpse at how Trump plans to follow up on his executive order earlier this year aiming to reduce the cost of in vitro fertilization, a medical procedure that helps people facing infertility build their families.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
This new therapy addresses non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), a form of genetic male infertility characterized by a complete failure or halt in sperm production.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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