INFERTILITY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

infertility

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Recent Examples of infertility When left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Four movements, four stages The piece has four movements, each tied to a stage or experience common in infertility or pregnancy loss. — Katherine Pukinskis, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 The intention of peptide users is to have the muscle-building effects of anabolic steroids without the side effects of infertility, oily skin, acne, liver inflammation, and so on. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026 The entire therapy can take up to a year to complete, with the conditioning process often causing permanent infertility or sterility. — Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Those evaluations could result in inappropriate testing, inaccurate results and diagnoses, and overtreatment that could cause harm, including infertility. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Men with infertility or abnormal semen results have higher rates of some medical conditions, and urology guidelines recommend counseling them about that connection. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Some believed that phallic icons served as protective amulets against infertility and evil spirits, thus leading to their incorporation in performances, art, and architecture. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 The disease can cause a wide range of symptoms, including painful periods, chronic pelvic pain, heavy or abnormal menstrual bleeding, and infertility. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

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barrenness

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But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
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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