How to Use fertility in a Sentence

fertility

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  • The area is known for its soil fertility.
  • The doctor ordered a test of his fertility.
  • She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.
  • The states in the center of the U.S. have the highest fertility rates.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Still, these countries have had some of the world’s highest fertility rates, the U.N. said.
    — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The women who are hit are supposed to get a year of health, fertility and beauty.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The egg symbolizes new life, fertility, and rebirth in many places around the world.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But some of its effects seem to have little to do with fertility.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • For some, the egg symbolizes fertility and the circle of life.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Lay plants on top of soil to break down as green manure for improved soil fertility.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
  • In addition, our fertility rate is hovering at less than half the peak of the late '50s.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 20 June 2023
  • There is no evidence that any of the options affect fertility down the line.
    — Women's Health, 20 June 2023
  • But this is the first time she’s spoken openly about her fertility.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Since then, Teigen and Legend have opened up about their grief and fertility challenges.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Her team wanted to know: What effect did this have on fertility rates?
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 26 May 2023
  • That said, Hart still was able to find meaning and value in her fertility journey.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 June 2023
  • Others showcase Ceres, the god of fertility, Sol (the sun) and Mercury (commerce).
    — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • In Britain, the average fertility rate (i.e., the number of children a woman has) is 1.56.
    — Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Life, fertility, and abundance—even amid the privations of the dry season.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
  • South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, at 0.78, meaning there are more deaths than births.
    — Josh Lederman, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • High total fertility rates across the globe in the middle of the 20th century helped fuel the world’s growth to eight billion people.
    — National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, the proud new mother shared the exciting news with a blog post on her website, opening up about her struggles with fertility.
    — Sabrina Picou, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • And even while researchers try to track it, the calendar of human fertility has been changing.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Data released this week showed that last year the country broke its own record — again — for the world’s lowest total fertility rate.
    — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Myth: Taking Plan B too many times harms your fertility.
    — Women's Health, 20 June 2023
  • But toward the end of 2020, nine months after lockdowns began, the fertility rate of mothers born in the U.S. began to inch upwards.
    — Julia Zorthian, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But the decision has opened the door to questions about the possible effects on IVF care in Iowa from providers at fertility clinics.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • There needs to be an awareness of the fact that everyone’s fertility declines with age, not just women’s.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
  • Add in growing concern about declining fertility rates, now so low in places like South Korea that sales of dog strollers outpace baby strollers.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • But some companies and brands in the space see these decisions as censorship—in a post-Roe v. Wade era, even topics like fertility care have become politicized.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

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