Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman’s body. HRT is sometimes referred to as estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), because the first medications that were used in the 1960s for female hormone replacement were estrogen […]
Hypothalamus: is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the system via the gland.
Hysterectomy: the surgical removal of the uterus. In a total hysterectomy, the uterus and cervix are removed. In some cases, the fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed along with the uterus (called hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy). In a subtotal hysterectomy, only the uterus is removed. In a radical hysterectomy, the uterus, cervix, ovaries, oviducts, lymph
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): a micromanipulation technique used in male factor infertility, in which a single spermatocyte is inserted into an oocyte by micropuncture.
Implantation: the attachment and embedding of the zygote (fertilized ovum) in the endometrium in pregnancy; called also nidation.
Infertility: the failure of a couple to conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year. In primary infertility, pregnancy has never occurred. In secondary infertility, one or both members of the couple have previously conceived, but are unable to conceive again after a full year of trying.
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