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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Despite declines, Utah still has the fourth-highest total fertility rate in the nation at 1.92.
    — Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The odds of having two sets of identical twins in the same birth without fertility treatments, as Hannah did, is about 1 in 70 million.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
  • Those who choose to remain in the city are increasingly opting out of having children: Hong Kong’s fertility rate is the lowest in the world.
    — Selina Cheng, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
  • That law, which has been in effect for decades, has led fertility clinics in the state to ship their embryos to other states, adding costs and complications.
    — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2024
  • What prompted you to share your fertility journey on your YouTube channel?
    — Carine Lavache, ELLE, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But some of those rules have changed in recent years, with the Sichuan province in the southwest of the country liberalizing those rules last year in a bid to improve fertility rates.
    — Michael Lee, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Clearblue, yes, the company that makes pregnancy tests and fertility self-testing kits, now has a test for menopause.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
  • My left foot will be fiercely tapping out the traditional rhythm to the Tahitian fertility dance.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 8 July 2023
  • One of my friends thinks her bloomless azaleas are a reflection of her long-ago fertility challenges.
    — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • In the first few years after the law passed, many fertility clinics and lawyers were nervous about working with Canadian agencies.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • It’s inspired by the silhouette of the fertility goddess and comes with a matching ottoman, resembling a ball and chain, which is rife with meaning.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
  • All of which shows us that feminism is needed on the frontiers of fertility and motherhood just as much as it is needed in the bedroom and workplace.
    — Nell Frizzell, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Breast cancer can shred your body into pieces, cause severe depression and even rob you of your fertility.
    — Lyndsay Levingston, Essence, 18 June 2023
  • With four frozen embryos remaining in storage at a fertility clinic, the Rays, who live in Huntsville, Ala., decided to change course.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The two wanted to keep building their family, and after some fertility challenges, Stephanie gave birth to their second child, Dessanie.
    — Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023

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