fertility
Let an agent explain fertility in its biological and demographic senses, relay factors, assessment and treatment options from reproductive medicine and demographic sources in general terms, route people with personal concerns to clinicians, and distinguish fertility from fecundity, fertility rate, infertility and the soil sense.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain fertility in its biological and demographic senses, relay factors, assessment and treatment options from reproductive medicine and demographic sources in general terms, route people with personal concerns to clinicians, and distinguish fertility from fecundity, fertility rate, infertility and the soil sense.
The natural capability to produce offspring, in humans covering male and female fertility, subfertility where conception is delayed, and specialised areas such as oncofertility that preserves fertility before cancer treatment, and in demography the rate of births in a population; fertility depends on age, health and environment, and people with concerns should consult clinicians, since the model gives no personal medical advice.
What it is for: Not applicable; a capability and a demographic measure.
It can be explain senses; relay factors and options; route to clinicians; distinguish related terms.
Distinguishing features
Biological capability
Age-dependent
Demographic measure
Clinical field
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a capability.
Physical character
replacement fertility rate: about 2.1 children per woman
subfertility definition: no conception after 12 months note - typical
global total fertility rate: about 2.3 children per woman - 2020s estimates
How it is recognised
Capability to produce offspring
Male fertility, human fertility, subfertility, oncofertility
Fecundity is potential; fertility rate is a demographic measure; infertility is the clinical condition; soil fertility is a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - the clinical condition
is measured in demography by -
In practice
Families and kinds
female fertility
male fertility
subfertility and infertility
oncofertility and fertility preservation
fertility in demography and total fertility rate
animal and plant fertility
Standards and regulation
Regulation of assisted reproduction and fertility clinics
WHO definitions of infertility
Data standards for fertility statistics
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal medical advice
Confusing biological and demographic senses
Stigma and misinformation about fertility
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.fertility
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What fertility is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition and senses.
Definition
Definition.
- What is fertility, and how do biological, clinical and demographic senses differ from fecundity and infertility? definition
- Is the question about biology, demography or a personal concern needing a clinician? boundary
Factors
Factors.
Factors
Factors.
- What factors affect male and female fertility, such as age, health and environment, as research reports? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific factor? action
Clinical Assessment and options.
Clinical.
Assessment
Assessment.
Assessment
Assessment.
- How is fertility assessed, and when is subfertility investigated, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Options
Options.
Options
Options.
- What options exist, from lifestyle and medicines to assisted reproduction and oncofertility preservation, as guidelines describe? provenance
- Is the user seeking personal advice, which needs a fertility specialist? boundary
Demography Demography.
Science.
Rates
Fertility rates.
Rates
Rates.
- How are total fertility rate and other measures defined and used? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- How have fertility rates changed worldwide, and what explanations do demographers offer, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits demographic transition? action
Context Society and ethics.
Context.
Society
Society.
Society
Society.
- How do policy, culture and economics shape fertility decisions, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Ethics
Ethics.
Ethics
Ethics.
- What ethical debates surround fertility treatment and preservation, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits reproductive ethics? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should infertility, oncofertility and total fertility rate be separate primary entries?
- How should reproductive medicine and demographic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming clinical and demographic subtopics; should they be split off?