fertility
21fertility — fertile ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops. 2) (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed. 3) productive in generating new ideas. DERIVATIVES fertility noun …
22fertility — noun 1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑birth rate, ↑fertility rate, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate 2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing… …
23Fertility awareness — Background Birth control type Behavioral First use 1950s (mucus) mid 1930s (BBT) 1930 (Knaus Ogino) Ancient (ad hoc) Failure rates (first year) Perfect use Symptoms based: 1 3% Calendar based: 5 9% …
24Fertility preservation — is the effort to help cancer patients retain their fertility, or ability to procreate. Research into how cancer affects reproductive health and preservation options are growing, sparked in part by the increase in the survival rate of cancer… …
25Fertility tourism — or reproductive tourism[1] is the practice of traveling to another country for fertility treatments.[2] It may be regarded as a form of medical tourism. The main reasons for fertility tourism are legal regulation of the sought procedure in the… …
26Fertility rite — Fertility rites are religious rituals that reenact, either actually or symbolically, sexual acts and/or reproductive processes. As with the sacrifices of humans which many scholars think Fact|date=February 2007 that ancient peoples made to ensure …
27Fertility medication — is medication that enhances fertility. For women, fertility medication is used to stimulate follicle development of the ovary. For males, on the other hand, there is a very sparse arsenal of fertility medication. Agents that enhance ovarian… …
28Fertility deity — Fertility deities are discussed in the following articles:*list of fertility goddesses *list of fertility godsee also*Fertility rites …
29fertility pill — fertility drug or fertility pill, a drug in tablet form consisting of synthesized hormones that release ova in women who do not ovulate normally. Fertility drugs have sometimes caused multiple births. »Fertility drugs are useful when infertility… …
30Fertility clinic — Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. Clinics apply a number of tests and… …
