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Glossary

Glossary

Traveling in the world of fertility is sometimes like traveling to a foreign country where a foreign language is spoken.

A language that has many medical terms that can sometimes sound technical and complex.

If this language seems difficult to you or you feel that you do not understand what the doctors are telling you or what you are reading, do not worry!

We have prepared for you the following fertility glossary, which includes all the medical terms related to fertility, formulated in simple and understandable words.

You can search for what you want in alphabetical order and the answer will be presented in front of you!

If you still do not find what you are looking for, please send us a message and we will make sure to update the glossary.

 

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There are currently 5 names in this directory beginning with the letter A.
ABORTION
Pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of gestation.
ADHESION
Scar tissue that abnormally attaches to internal organs, such as the fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder and uterus. Adhesions can wrap up or distort these organs, limiting their movement or function and cause infertility and pain.
AMNIOCENTESIS
A procedure done from 16 weeks of gestation onwards that can detect many fetal abnormalities. It is performed by sampling a small quantity of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus with a needle under ultrasound guidance.
ASPIRATION
The removal of fluid and cells by suction through a needle. This technique applies to some procedures in reproductive medicine.
ASSISTED HATCHING (AH)
A procedure that creates a small opening in the “shell” that surrounds every embryo. This assists the embryo in breaking out of this shell and extruding itself to implant in the uterine lining. This is done my embryologists in the laboratory prior to embryo transfer in IVF cycles.