infertility

in·fer·til·i·ty   (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)    n.   Absent or diminished fertility. The persistent inability to conceive a child.

Main Entry: in·fer·tile
Pronunciation: (')in-'f&rt-^&l
Function: adjective
: not fertile; especially : incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy over a considerable period of time (as a year) in spite of determined attempts by heterosexual intercourse without contraception <infertilecouples> infertile male with a low sperm count> infertile female with blocked fallopian tubes> —compare STERILE 1 —in·fer·til·i·ty /"in-(")f&r-'til-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

infertile in·fer·tile (ĭn-fûr'tl)
adj.
Incapable of producing offspring; sterile.

infertility

the inability of a couple to conceive and reproduce. Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year of regular intercourse without contraception or the inability of a woman to carry a pregnancy to a live birth. Infertility can affect either the male or the female and can result from a number of causes. About 1 in every 10 couples is infertile, or somewhere between 10 and 15 percent of the population

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