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Health Topics/Women's Health/Infertility/Female Infertility

What is female infertility?

Dr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD
Dr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD on behalf of Sigma Nursing
Family Practitioner

Female infertility is the difficulty of getting pregnant or staying pregnant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 10 percent of women (6.1 million) in the United States ages 15-44 have female infertility.

This answer is based on source information from the National Women's Health Information.

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