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assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
a variety of procedures used to bring about conception without sexual intercourse, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other techniquesbacteriostatic
capable of inhibiting bacterial growthbenign
describes any tumour or growth that is not malignant or cancerousconception
fertilization; when the sperm meets and penetrates the eggcongenital
present from birthcongenital anomalies
a defect that is present at birthcontrolled ovarian hyperstimulation
stimulation of the ovaries with various hormonal medications in order to develop as many follicles as possible, as well as to control the timing of ovulationcorpus luteum
a yellow mass of cells that forms in the ovary from a mature follicle that has already released the egg; it releases a hormone called progesteroneectopic pregnancy
pregnancy where the embryo is implanted outside the wombembryo
a fertilized egg that has begun cell divisionembryo transfer
placing an egg fertilized outside the womb into a woman's uterus or fallopian tubeestrogen
a hormone that is produced by maturing follicles in the ovary and has several functions, including signaling the release of another hormone called luteinizing hormone and stimulating the female reproductive organs to prepare for possible fertilization of an eggfallopian tubes
ducts through which eggs travel to the uterus once released from the follicle in the ovary and the site at which fertilization usually occursfetus
a developing babyflatulence
excess gas in the intestinal tractfollicles
small fluid-filled sacs in the ovary that contain the eggs released at ovulation; each month an egg develops inside the ovary in a folliclefollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
a hormone produced by the pituitary gland in the brain that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovaries of women and sperm development in menfollicular
relating to a follicle, which is a small fluid-filled sac in the ovary that contains an egggauge
outer diameter of a needle, indicating needle sizegonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
a hormone released from the hypothalamus in the brain that signals the pituitary gland (also in the brain) to release other hormones called luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone (which cause follicles to develop and release a mature egg from the ovary)gonadotropins or gonadotrophins
reproductive hormones including luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone (released by the pituitary gland) and human chorionic gonadotropin (released by the placenta)hormone
a chemical substance produced in one part of the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs in another part of the bodyhuman chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
a hormone produced in early pregnancy (released by the placenta after implantation of a fertilized egg) that keeps the corpus luteum producing other hormones that prevent menstruationhypogonadotropic hypogonadism
in women, a rare condition in which the pituitary glands do not release follicle-stimulating hormone or luteinizing hormonehypothalamus
the gland at the base of the brain that controls the release of hormones from the pituitary glandsin vitro fertilization (IVF)
a procedure by which eggs produced by administering fertility drugs are retrieved from a woman's body and fertilized by sperm in a laboratory, and the resulting embryos are transferred by catheter to the uterusintermenstrual bleeding
bleeding between periodsintramuscular injection
injection into a muscleintrauterine insemination (IUI)
a procedure in which a doctor places sperm directly into the uterus through the cervix using a catheterintravaginally
within the vaginaluteal phase
second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulationluteinizing hormone (LH)
a hormone release by the pituitary gland in the brain that acts in the ovary to stimulate ripening of the follicle and formation of the corpus luteumluteinizing hormone surge (LH surge)
the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) that causes release of a mature egg from the folliclemalignant
cancerousmenstrual cycle (period)
the monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, starting with the preparation of an egg for fertilizationmenstruation
shedding of the uterine lining by bleeding, which (in the absence of pregnancy) normally occurs about once a month in the mature femalemiscarriage
spontaneous loss of a viable embryo or fetus in the wombneoplasia
the presence or formation of new abnormal growth of tissueovarian
relating to an ovary or the ovariesovarian cysts
sacs containing fluid or semisolid material that develop in or on the surface of an ovaryovarian dysfunction
a problem with ovary functionovarian failure
the failure of the ovary to respond to FSH stimulation from the pituitary because of damage to or malformation of the ovary, or because of a chronic disease such as autoimmune diseaseovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
OHSS is caused when the ovaries become overstimulated by the various hormones that cause follicular development; there is a sudden ovarian enlargement accompanied by fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity and this may occur with or without pain, and with or without accumulation of fluid in the lungsovaries
the two sexual glands of the female where the eggs are stored and that produce the hormones estrogen and progesteroneovulation
release of an egg from the ovaryovulatory agent
a substance that acts on ovulationpituitary gland
the gland located at the base of the brain that secretes a number of important hormones that regulate fertility, as well as normal growth and development of the bodyplacenta
the sac-shaped organ that attaches the embryo or fetus to the uterus during pregnancy; blood flows between mother and fetus through the placentapolycystic ovarian disease (PCO)
the formation of cysts in the ovaries that occurs when the follicle stops developing; it is due to a hormonal imbalance in the ovaryprogesterone
a hormone produced by the corpus luteum during the second half of a woman's menstrual cycle; it thickens the lining of the uterus to prepare it to accept implantation of a fertilized eggstimulation Day
which numbered day of in vitro fertilization treatment during the stimulation phase when ovaries are stimulated to produce eggssubcutaneous injection
administration of medication with a fine, small needle just below the surface of the skin, into fatty tissuesynthetic
manmade or manufacturedsyringe
a hollow cylinder fitted with a sliding plunger that is used for injections when a needle is attachedthromboembolic event
formation of a blood clot in a vein or artery thromboembolic eventthyroid
a gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development thyroidultrasound
a test used instead of X-rays to visualize the reproductive organs; for example, to monitor follicular developmentuterine
relating to the uterus (womb)uterus
the wombvial
a small glass container for holding liquidswaste-to-energy (WtE)
WtE is a process where waste is burned in a controlled combustion chamber at high temperatures and reduced to 10% of its original volume (hence reducing landfill); the heat generated from the combustion chambers heats up water in steel tubes that form the walls of the combustion chambers and the water is turned to steam and sent through a turbine that continuously generates electricity
