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Recent Examples of infertility
In communities near mining operations, residents talk about how women and girls living near cobalt and copper mining sites have been experiencing gynecological health problems, including infections, menstrual irregularities, miscarriages and infertility.
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Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Platner, 41, and Gertner, 40, opened up about their infertility journey earlier this year in an interview with the Midcoast Villager.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
One study showed that 90 percent of people suffering long-term infertility experienced depression, and 42 percent reported being suicidal.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Along with vaginal and breast cancers, women exposed to DES also sometimes suffered from vaginal, cervical, and uterine abnormalities, as well as infertility and ectopic pregnancies.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Male infertility is more common than many think, according to Stephanie Seminar, MD, chief of the Reproductive Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Community is one of the most consistent protective factors in infertility mental health research.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
She’s not just intrigued by the complex interplay of the immune system and hormones that drive endometriosis but is one of the millions of American women who have it, suffering years of misdiagnosis, blackout levels of pain and infertility.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Preservation before cancer treatment or for conditions causing iatrogenic infertility is far more likely to be covered.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Platner, 41, and Gertner, 40, opened up about their infertility journey earlier this year in an interview with the Midcoast Villager.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
One study showed that 90 percent of people suffering long-term infertility experienced depression, and 42 percent reported being suicidal.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Along with vaginal and breast cancers, women exposed to DES also sometimes suffered from vaginal, cervical, and uterine abnormalities, as well as infertility and ectopic pregnancies.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Male infertility is more common than many think, according to Stephanie Seminar, MD, chief of the Reproductive Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Community is one of the most consistent protective factors in infertility mental health research.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
She’s not just intrigued by the complex interplay of the immune system and hormones that drive endometriosis but is one of the millions of American women who have it, suffering years of misdiagnosis, blackout levels of pain and infertility.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Preservation before cancer treatment or for conditions causing iatrogenic infertility is far more likely to be covered.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertility
barrenness
Noun
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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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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“Infertility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertility. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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