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The inability to conceive and have children. Infertility is also defined as the failure to conceive after a year of regular intercourse without contraception.
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(2010). Infertility. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_5911
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