Differences between sterility and infertility

Olivia1976 · 2016-04-01 07:39:32 UTC

Hello Doctor, I've a question that is killing me since I found out I was sterile or infertile. I often see people using the terms "sterility" and "infertility" with no difference, and I understand they refer to the same concept every time they use them. But I've read somewhere that they do not have exactly the same meaning so I'm writing here with the expectation that you can give me some explanations on this. Mainly because I don't know what to say, "I'm sterile" or "I'm infertile". Thank you Sir/Madam

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