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refers to a lack of ovulation. |
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The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. |
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The process of cooling and storing cells, tissues, or organs at very low temperatures to maintain viability. Cryopreservation is cold storage for the purpose of preservation. |
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1. the nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2. A conclusion or decision reached by diagnosis. |
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In the wrong place, out of place. |
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The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signaling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them. |
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Estrogen is a female hormone produced by the ovaries. |
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One of the two Fallopian tubes that transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). In the diagram, the Fallopian tubes are not labeled but are well shown running between the uterus and ovaries. |
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A benign tumor of the uterus and the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be present and be in apparent. However, they are clinically apparent in up to 25% of women and cause significant morbidity, including prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure or pain, and, in rare cases, reproductive dysfunction. Both the economic cost and the effect of fibroids on quality of life are substantial. |
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A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the inner cell mass from which the embryo arises. The outer layer of cells gives rise to the placenta and other supporting tissues needed for fetal development within the uterus while the inner cell mass cells gives rise to the tissues of the body. |
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1. the union of the sperm and the ovum. Synonymous with fertilization. 2. The onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrium. |
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Cysts are abnormal, closed sac-like structures within a tissue that contain a liquid, gaseous, or semisolid substance. Cysts can occur anywhere in the body and can vary in size. The outer, or capsular, portion of a cyst is termed the cyst wall. |
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A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample from a man other than the woman's mate directly into the uterus. The purpose of this procedure is to achieve fertilization and pregnancy. Donor insemination is also called artificial insemination by donor (AID) or heterologous insemination. It is to be distinguished from artificial insemination by husband (AIH) which is homologous insemination. |
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A pregnancy that is not in the uterus. The fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube. However, they can occur in other locations, such as the ovary, cervix, and abdominal cavity. |
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The organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation from fertilization to, in humans, the beginning of the third month of pregnancy. After that point in time, it is termed a fetus. |
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In endometriosis, cells that normally grow inside the uterus (womb) instead grow outside the uterus. |
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Fertilization is the process of combining the male gamete, or "sperm," with the female gamete, or "ovum." The product of this combination is a cell called a zygote. |
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Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Information coming soon. Please check back. |
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