Sterility is the physiological inability to effect sexual reproduction in a living thing, members of whose kind have been produced sexually. Sterility has a wide range of causes. It may be an inherited trait , as in the mule; or it may be acquired from the environment, for example through physical injury or disease , or by exposure to radiation .
10-465: [REDACTED] Look up sterilization or sterilisation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sterilization may refer to: Sterilization (microbiology) , killing or inactivation of micro-organisms Soil steam sterilization , a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses Sterilization (medicine) renders
20-624: A farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses Sterilization (medicine) renders a human unable to reproduce Neutering is the surgical sterilization of animals Irradiation induced sterility is used in the sterile insect technique A chemosterilant is a chemical compound that causes sterility Sterilization (economics) , central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows See also [ edit ] Sterility (physiology) Topics referred to by
30-504: A human unable to reproduce Neutering is the surgical sterilization of animals Irradiation induced sterility is used in the sterile insect technique A chemosterilant is a chemical compound that causes sterility Sterilization (economics) , central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows See also [ edit ] Sterility (physiology) Topics referred to by
40-478: A selected trait is closely linked to genes involved in sex determination or fertility. For example, goats breed to be polled (hornless). This results in a high number of intersex individuals among the offspring, which are typically sterile. Sterility can also be caused by chromosomal differences within an individual. These individuals tend to be known as genetic mosaics . Loss of part of a chromosome can also cause sterility due to nondisjunction . XX male syndrome
50-465: Is a subtype of natural sterility, and Hardship sterility is a subtype of Clinical sterility. Hybrid sterility can be caused by different closely related species breeding and producing offspring. These animals are usually sterile due to the different numbers of chromosomes between the two parents. The imbalance results in offspring that is viable but not fertile , as is the case with the mule . Sterility can also be caused by selective breeding, where
60-416: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages sterilization [REDACTED] Look up sterilization or sterilisation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sterilization may refer to: Sterilization (microbiology) , killing or inactivation of micro-organisms Soil steam sterilization ,
70-427: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sterility (physiology) Sterility is the inability to produce a biological child, while infertility is the inability to conceive after a certain period. Sterility is rarely discussed in clinical literature and is often used synonymously with infertility. Infertility affects about 12-15% of couples globally. Still,
80-495: The prevalence of sterility remains unknown. Sterility can be divided into three subtypes natural, clinical, and hardship. Natural sterility is the couple's physiological inability to conceive a child naturally. Clinical sterility is natural sterility for which treatment of the patient will not result in conception. Hardship sterility is the inability to take advantage of available treatments due to extraneous factors such as economic, psychological, or physical factors. Clinical sterility
90-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sterilization . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sterilization&oldid=1230550419 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sterilization . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sterilization&oldid=1230550419 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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