Diseases

Female Infertility

Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Infertility, Female
  • Sterility, Female
  • Sterility, Postpartum
  • Sub-Fertility, Female
  • Subfertility, Female
  • Female Sterility
  • Female Sub-Fertility
  • Female Subfertility
  • Postpartum Sterility
  • Sub Fertility, Female

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/chem ind permitted but not for testing of contraceptives

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History Note

83; was STERILITY, FEMALE 1963-82

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NLM Classification

WP 573

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Female Infertility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007247. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007247
  2. Female Infertility. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_infertility
  3. Female Infertility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648065