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Understanding Infertility
Glossary
A diagnosis, or even a general conversation about infertility can take individuals unfamiliar with the language of reproductive technologies, on a roller coaster ride of new information and understanding. Here you will find easy to understand definitions for commonly used terms related to infertility and infertility treatment.
- Andrology
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The study of male reproduction.
- Anovulatory Bleeding
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The type of menstruation often associated with failure to ovulate – may be scanty and of short duration or abnormally heavy and in irregular patterns.
- Artificial Insemination
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A procedure by which a sperm from the male partner is prepared and placed either in the cervix or high in the uterus of the female partner.
- Azoospermia
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No sperm at all.