fertility drug
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3.5
- noun
- /fərˈtɪləti drʌg/
- Specialized
:
fármaco para la fertilidad
- We faxed off a list of fertility drugs to my insurance company to see what they’ll cover because the drugs are very expensive.
- take fertility drug
Examples
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After several unsuccessful attempts, she decided to try fertility drugs to enhance her chances of getting pregnant.
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Madeline, you said you had taken fertility drugs.
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The study also looked at babies conceived when women took fertility drugs but did not undergo subsequent ART treatments.
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In July 2012, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health reported that women aged 35 and older who took fertility drugs were twice as likely to have a child with a mild ASD as women in the same age group who used no infertility treatment.
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Women undergoing ART take "fertility drugs" such as clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins to stimulate the production of many eggs rather than the single egg that would normally grow during their monthly menstrual cycle.
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Hansen says there is evidence that the use of fertility drugs alters endometrial receptivity, the period of time when embryos are able to implant in the wall of the uterus.
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Many couples turn to fertility drugs when they struggle to conceive a baby.
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The doctor recommended a series of fertility drugs to stimulate ovulation for women looking to conceive.
Synonyms
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7.2
A fertility medicine that helps a woman release an egg so she can become pregnant
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A medicine that helps a woman release an egg so she can get pregnant
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A medicine that helps women ovulate so they can become pregnant
A medicine that makes a woman release an egg to help her become pregnant
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medication to increase a woman's ability to conceive' is directly and predictably composed from 'fertility' (capacity to conceive) + 'drug' (medication), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE. This noun–noun compound follows common transparent compounding patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, supporting full transparency.
Etymology
Fertility drug gives a simple image: like fertilizer for plants, the medicine helps the body's fertility, its ability to make eggs, work better and the drug provides that help. That's why the term means medicine used to help a woman 'to have a baby'.