loading...| Preferred Name |
Infertility |
| Synonyms |
Sterility |
| Definitions |
<p>Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/miscarriage.html">miscarriages</a> or <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/stillbirth.html">stillbirths</a>, that's also called infertility.</p> <p>Infertility is fairly common. After one year of having unprotected sex, about 15% of couples are unable to get pregnant. About a third of the time, infertility can be traced to the <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/femaleinfertility.html">woman</a>. In another third of cases, it is because of the <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/maleinfertility.html">man</a>. The rest of the time, it is because of both partners or no cause can be found.</p> <p>There are treatments that are specifically for men or for women. Some involve both partners. Drugs, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/assistedreproductivetechnology.html">assisted reproductive technology</a>, and surgery are common treatments. Happily, many couples treated for infertility go on to have babies.</p> <p class="">NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development</p> |
| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4074771 |
| altLabel |
Sterility |
| cui |
C4074771 |
| Date created |
06/10/1999 |
| definition |
Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, that's also called infertility. Infertility is fairly common. After one year of having unprotected sex, about 15% of couples are unable to get pregnant. About a third of the time, infertility can be traced to the woman. In another third of cases, it is because of the man. The rest of the time, it is because of both partners or no cause can be found. There are treatments that are specifically for men or for women. Some involve both partners. Drugs, assisted reproductive technology, and surgery are common treatments. Happily, many couples treated for infertility go on to have babies. NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| Inverse of RQ |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0015895 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4074771 |
| Inverse of SY | |
| Mapped to | |
| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL |
Somali https://medlineplus.gov/languages/infertility.html#Somali Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/infertility.html Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/languages/infertility.html#Spanish |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx |
| notation |
C4074771 |
| prefLabel |
Infertility |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0872104 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4552766 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0021361 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C3534589 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C2362326 |
| Scope Statement |
Infertility is when a woman can't get pregnant after a year or keeps having miscarriages. Read about infertility, its causes, and treatments.https://medlineplus.gov/infertility.html |
| tui |
T046 |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0700038 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1456602 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0043210 |