"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.
The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
| Descriptor ID |
D005298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Fertility Determinants- Fertility Determinants
- Determinant, Fertility
- Determinants, Fertility
- Fertility Determinant
Fertility Preferences- Fertility Preferences
- Fertility Preference
- Preference, Fertility
- Preferences, Fertility
World Fertility Survey- World Fertility Survey
- Fertility Survey, World
- Fertility Surveys, World
- Survey, World Fertility
- Surveys, World Fertility
- World Fertility Surveys
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fertility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fertility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fertility" by people in Profiles.
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Men's perceptions of long-term health outcomes following fertility problems: a UK-based mixed-methods survey. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 May; 43(5):1459-1473.
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Reproductive biomedicine in space: implications for gametogenesis, fertility and ethical considerations in the era of commercial spaceflight. Reprod Biomed Online. 2026 03; 52(3):105431.
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Epigenetic sperm quality testing for predicting fertility treatment success: a real-world and multi-site analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 Apr; 43(4):1111-1120.
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A novel sperm FcR binding assay that assesses sperm fertilizing potential. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2025 Dec; 71(1):630-645.
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A Mouse Model of Lipoatrophy Reveals Relationships Between Beige Fat Appearance and Female Fertility. Endocrinology. 2025 Dec 05; 167(1).
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TGFBR2 coordinates the endometrial response to estrogen, regulating endometrial hyperplasia and fertility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Dec 09; 122(49):e2518507122.
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SLC35G3 is a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine transporter for sperm glycoprotein formation and underpins male fertility in mice. Elife. 2025 Nov 12; 14.
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Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse. Science. 2025 Aug 21; 389(6762):835-839.
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Rescue of male infertility by human PRSS55 in transgenic mice establishes a contraceptive research model. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 05; 15(1):28657.
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Region-specific roles of oviductal motile cilia in oocyte/embryo transport and fertility?. Biol Reprod. 2025 Apr 13; 112(4):651-662.