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Terminology |
Explanation |
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Implant, contraceptive: |
A
device consisting of small rods containing
slow-release progestogen inserted under the skin of
the upper arm. |
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Implantation (Embryo) |
The embedding of the embryo into tissue so it can
establish contact with the mother's blood supply for
nourishment. Implantation usually occurs in the
lining of the uterus; however, in an ectopic
pregnancy it may occur elsewhere in the body |
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Infertility |
The inability of a couple to reproduce |
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Injectable contraceptives |
Long-acting progestogens that are injected deep into
muscle |
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Intended Mother
|
(commissioning mother):- A woman that asks another
to bear a child for her. Either by using her eggs,
the surrogate’s egg or a donor egg. |
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Intended Father |
(commissioning father):- A man that asks a woman to
carry his child. Either by his sperm or a donor. |
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Intended Parents |
(commissioning parents):- A couple that asks a woman
to have a child for them either using the Intended
Father’s sperm or their embryos. This can also be
done by donor egg or sperm. But the child
has to be genetically connected to one of both of
the Intended Parents |
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Intercourse |
Sexual activity during which the erect penis is
inserted into the vagina where ejaculation takes
place. |
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Intra-uterine device (IUD) |
A
small copper-coated plastic device inserted into the
uterine cavity to prevent pregnancy. |
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Intra-uterine system (IUS) |
A
T-shaped progestogen-releasing plastic device
inserted into the uterine cavity to prevent
pregnancy. |
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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) |
A
micromanipulation (occurring under the microscope)
procedure in which a single sperm is injected
directly into the egg to enable fertilisation with
very low sperm counts or with non-motile sperm
(sperm that don't swim effectively toward the egg).
The embryo is then transferred to the uterus |
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Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) |
Insemination of sperm into the uterus of a woman. |
| In
Vitro fertilisation (IVF) |
Patient’s eggs and her partner's sperm are collected
and mixed together in a laboratory to achieve
fertilisation outside the body. The embryos produced
may then be transferred into the female patient.
|
| In
vitro |
Performed outside the body (i.e. in the laboratory).
|
| In
vivo |
Performed in the body. |
