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Terminology |
Explanation |
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Obstetrics |
The branch of medicine dealing with birth. |
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Oestrogen/Oestradiol |
Female sex hormone produced by the ovary. Levels
fluctuate during the menstrual cycle |
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Oligozoospermia |
Low sperm count - less than twenty million sperm per
millilitre. It can be severe - less than five
million sperm per millilitre |
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Oocyte |
See egg |
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Ovarian failure |
The failure of the ovary to respond to FSH
stimulation from the pituitary because of damage to
or malformation of the ovary, or a chronic disease
such as autoimmune disease. Diagnosed by elevated
FSH in the blood |
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Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) |
A
serious complication following stimulation of the
ovaries with gonadotrophin drugs |
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Ovary |
The female reproductive organ in which oocytes are
produced from pre-existing germ cells. The ovary
also produces hormones |
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Ovulation |
The release of an egg from a follicle in the ovary. |
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Ovulation Induction |
Medical treatment performed to initiate ovulation. |
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Ovulation method |
A
technique of natural fertility control in which days
of infertility, possible fertility, and maximal
fertility are identified by a woman's observations
of mucus at the vulva |
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Ovulatory cycle |
A
cycle in which ovulation occurs, characterised by a
bi-phasic temperature chart |
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Ovum (plural: ova) |
See egg |
