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Here, you'll find definitions for a variety of terms related to fertility, pregnancy, and reproductive health.

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addison disease amenorrhea androgens anemia anovulation anti-müllerian hormone antral follicle antral follicle count apoptosis assisted reproductive technology azoospermia

B

bacterial vaginosis blastocyst

C

cervical insufficiency cervical stenosis chromosome clomiphene citrate corpus luteum cryptozoospermia

D

dihydrotestosterone

E

ectopic pregnancy egg freezing ejaculatory dysfunction electrocautery embryo embryologist endocrinologist endometrial adhesions endometrial implants endometrial lining endometriosis endometritis estrogen euthyroidism

F

fallopian tubes fertility days folic acid follicle stimulating hormone follicles follicular phase

G

general anaesthetic gestational carrier gonadotropin-releasing hormone gonadotropins graves' disease

H

higher-order multiple pregnancy hormones human chorionic gonadotropin hyperandrogenism hyperprolactinemia hyperthyroidism hypogonadism hypothalamic amenorrhea hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis hypothalamus hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis hypothyroidism hysterosalpingography hysteroscope hysteroscopy

I

idiopathic infertility in vitro fertilisation (IVF)insulin resistance intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)intrauterine insemination (IUI)

K

kallmann syndrome klinefelter syndrome

L

letrozole leuprorelin leydig cells liquefaction luteal phase luteal phase defect luteinising hormone (LH)

M

menstruation metabolism metformin micro testicular sperm extraction microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA)miscarriage

O

oligospermia oocyte ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)ovarian insufficiency ovarian reserve ovarian stimulation ovulation ovulation disorders ovulation induction ovulatory phase ovum oxidative stress

P

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA)pituitary gland polycystic ovaries polycystic ovary syndrome premature ovulation premenstrual dysphoric disorder premenstrual syndrome primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)progesterone prolactin

R

radioiodine test recurrent pregnancy loss retrograde ejaculation

S

scrotum semen semen analysis seminal vesicles sonohysterography sperm count sperm parameters spermatid spermatozoa spontaneous abortion stem cell stillbirth struma ovarii

T

testicular biopsy testicular sperm aspiration (TESA)testicular sperm extraction (TESE)testosterone thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)transvaginal ultrasound

U

undescended testicles uterine fibroids

V

varicocele vasography vitrification

Z

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