Fertility

"Fertility" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.

Descriptor ID	D005298
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.210
Concept/Terms	Fertility Fertility Fecundability Fecundity Differential Fertility Differential Fertility Fertility, Differential Fertility Determinants Fertility Determinants Determinant, Fertility Determinants, Fertility Fertility Determinant Subfecundity Subfecundity Fertility Preferences Fertility Preferences Fertility Preference Preference, Fertility Preferences, Fertility Fertility, Below Replacement Fertility, Below Replacement Below Replacement Fertility Marital Fertility Marital Fertility Fertility, Marital Natural Fertility Natural Fertility Fertility, Natural World Fertility Survey World Fertility Survey Fertility Survey, World Fertility Surveys, World Survey, World Fertility Surveys, World Fertility World Fertility Surveys Fertility Incentives Fertility Incentives Fertility Incentive

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Fertility [G08.686.210]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2011	3	1	4
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2017	2	0	2

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Penzias A, Bendikson K, Butts S, Coutifaris C, Falcone T, Fossum G, Gitlin S, Gracia C, Hansen K, Mersereau J, Odem R, Rebar R, Reindollar R, Rosen M, Sandlow J, Vernon M. ASRM standard embryo transfer protocol template: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2017 Apr; 107(4):897-900.

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Braverman AM. Old, older and too old: age limits for medically assisted fatherhood? Fertil Steril. 2017 Feb; 107(2):329-333.

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Kessler LM, Craig BM, Plosker SM, Reed DR, Quinn GP. Infertility evaluation and treatment among women in the United States. Fertil Steril. 2013 Oct; 100(4):1025-32.

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Kessler LM, Craig BM, Saigal C, Quinn GP. Starting a family: characteristics associated with men's reproductive preferences. Am J Mens Health. 2013 May; 7(3):198-205.

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Seifert EL, Caron AZ, Morin K, Coulombe J, He XH, Jardine K, Dewar-Darch D, Boekelheide K, Harper ME, McBurney MW. SirT1 catalytic activity is required for male fertility and metabolic homeostasis in mice. FASEB J. 2012 Feb; 26(2):555-66.

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Harris ID, Python J, Roth L, Alvero R, Murray S, Schlaff WD. Physicians' perspectives and practices regarding the fertility management of obese patients. Fertil Steril. 2011 Oct; 96(4):991-2.

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Boivin J, Takefman J, Braverman A. The fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) tool: development and general psychometric properties. Hum Reprod. 2011 Aug; 26(8):2084-91.

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Boivin J, Takefman J, Braverman A. The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool: development and general psychometric properties. Fertil Steril. 2011 Aug; 96(2):409-415.e3.

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Zhang Y, Wu K, Wyckhuys KA, Heimpel GE. Trade-offs between flight and fecundity in the soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). J Econ Entomol. 2009 Feb; 102(1):133-8.

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Lyerly AD, Steinhauser K, Voils C, Namey E, Alexander C, Bankowski B, Cook-Deegan R, Dodson WC, Gates E, Jungheim ES, McGovern PG, Myers ER, Osborn B, Schlaff W, Sugarman J, Tulsky JA, Walmer D, Faden RR, Wallach E. Fertility patients' views about frozen embryo disposition: results of a multi-institutional U.S. survey. Fertil Steril. 2010 Feb; 93(2):499-509.

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