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fertility
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fer·til·i·ty  (fr-tl-t)
n.
1. The condition, quality, or degree of being fertile.
2. The birthrate of a population.

fertility [fɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the ability to produce offspring, esp abundantly
2. the state or quality of being fertile
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fertility - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
2.fertility - the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
infertility, sterility - the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
3.fertility - the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
fruitfulness, fecundity - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth

fertility
noun
1. fruitfulness, abundance, richness, fecundity, luxuriance, productiveness He brought large sterile acreages back to fertility.
2. ability to conceive, potency, ability to have children, ability to have babies, ability to have young Pregnancy is the only sure test for fertility.
Translations
fertility [fəˈtɪlɪtɪ]
A. N [of land, woman, animal] → fertilidad f
B. CPD fertility drug Nmedicamento m para el tratamiento de la infertilidad
fertility rite Nrito m de fertilidad
fertility treatment Ntratamiento m contra la esterilidad
fertility [fɜːrˈtɪlɪti] n
[soil] → fertilité f
[woman, animal] → fécondité f fertility symbol
fertility clinic ncentre m de procréation médicalement assistée
fertility drug nmédicament m contre la stérilité
fertility symbol nsymbole m de fécondité
fertility treatment ntraitement m de l'infertilité f
fertility
n (lit, fig)Fruchtbarkeit f; (of soil, seed also)Ergiebigkeit f; (fig, of mind, brain) → Produktivität f

fertility:
fertility cult
nFruchtbarkeitskult m
fertility drug
nFruchtbarkeitspille f
fertility symbol
nFruchtbarkeitssymbol nt
fertility [fəˈtɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → fertilità, fecondità


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Adam Balen, who chairs its policy and practice committee, said: "There is currently no evidence that acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine, when used in conjunction with assisted fertility treatment, have any beneficial effect on live birth rate, pregnancy rate or miscarriage rate.
Adam Balen, who chairs its policy and practice committee, said: "There is currently no evidence that acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine, when used in conjunction with assisted fertility treatment, have any beneficial effect on live birth rate, pregnancy rate or miscarriage rate.
We ended the postcode lottery to accessing this service in 2005, when we began offering one free cycle of IVF to women who meet clinical criteria set out by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) and the All Wales Assisted Fertility Working Group.
 
 
 
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