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Fertility in colloquial terms refers the ability to have offspring. In demographic contexts, fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to reproduce, which is termed fecundity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born during an individual's lifetime. In medicine, fertility refers to the ability to have children, and infertility refers to difficulty in reproducing naturally. In general, infertility or subfertility in humans is defined as not being able to conceive a child after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex. The antithe

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Fertility refers to either the ability to have children or the actual number of children people produce, depending on the context—whether discussing biology, demographics, or medicine. It matters because fertility rates affect population growth and family planning, while infertility (difficulty conceiving after a year of unprotected sex) is an important health concern for many people.

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Fertility
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soil fertility
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