Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. The term was usually applied to females, but increasingly is applied to males as well, as common understanding of reproductive mechanisms increases and the importance of the male role is better known. Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ...

Human fertility depends on factors of nutrition, sexual behavior, culture, instinct, endocrinology, timing, economics, way of life, and emotions. Animal fertility is no less complex, and may display astounding mechanisms. Nutrition is the study of the relationship between diet and states of health and disease. ... Sexual behavior is a form of physical intimacy that may be directed to reproduction (one possible goal of sexual intercourse) and/or to the enjoyment of activity involving sexual gratification. ... Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has news related to this article: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin... Instinct is the word used to describe inherent dispositions towards particular actions. ... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Economics Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Economics U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center... Etymologically, the word emotion is a composite formed from two Latin words. ...

The opposite is infertility. Some fertility issues here. Infertility is the inability to naturally conceive a child or the inability to carry a pregnancy to term. ... Fertility issues are physiological or psychological barriers to conception or a carrying a fetus to term. ...

By extension fertility is also applied to farmlands and plants, and a large crop of sound fruits, seeds or vegetables is the expectation.

The fertility rate is a demographic measure of the number of children per woman. The (total) fertility rate of a population is the average number of child births per woman. ... Demography is the study of human population dynamics. ...

Web links

• FertilityJourney.com Resource for fertility and information concerning the medical conditions of both male/female fertility and infertility.]
• Article about the fertility of woman