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Infertility duration in concussed women was 5.36\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13\u2009years, whereas those with PCS experienced 1.29 times longer duration (6.02\u2009\u00b1\u20090.21\u2009years) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) compared with women without PCS (4.69\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13\u2009years). Among concussed soldiers, 69.27% had endometrial structural pathology, with PCS occurring 1.64 times more often (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The health decline in female veterans and active\u2010duty personnel extends beyond medical implications and has social significance. 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