ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY (LOOSE)-W/CONNECT
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Author: McKinley
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Chapter 28, Problem 1CAL
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When an individual is not able to reproduce naturally, then this inability is termed as infertility. Infertility may be found in both, males and females. Female may be infertile (unable to carry a pregnancy), or not able to produce ovum to get fertilized. Male may be infertile by producing low sperm count or other problems related to semen and sperms.
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