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MeSH Heading: Fertility
Tree Number(s): G08.686.210
Unique ID: D005298
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005298
Annotation: IM for human, other mammals, birds & fish, NIM for animals lower than fish, plants & micro-organisms; /‌drug eff: consider also FERTILITY AGENTS
Scope Note: The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
Entry Term(s): Below Replacement Fertility; Differential Fertility; Fecundability; Fecundity; Fertility Determinants; Fertility Incentives; Fertility Preferences; Fertility, Below Replacement; Marital Fertility; Natural Fertility; Subfecundity; World Fertility Survey
See Also: Infertility
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Fertility MeSH Descriptor Data 2025