Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

infertility

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Inability to conceive for at least one year after trying and having unprotected sex. Causes of female infertility include endometriosis, fallopian tubes obstruction, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Causes of male infertility include abnormal sperm production or function, blockage of the epididymis, blockage of the ejaculatory ducts, hypospadias, exposure to pesticides, and health related issues. [ ]

Term info

Label

infertility

Synonyms
  • Infertile
  • Infertile (finding)
  • Reproductive Sterility
  • Sterile
  • Sterility
  • Sterility, Reproductive
  • fertility disorders
  • infertile
  • infertility disorder
  • sterile
  • sterility
database cross reference
Subsets

clingen

comment

Editor note: dubious as to whether this is a disease as defined, check with clingen before obsoleting

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D007246, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_5223, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3836

has related synonym

infertility

id

EFO:0000545

term editor

James Malone

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