Glossary Terms

Inhibin A: A peptide hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary and the Sertoli cells of the testis that inhibits secretion of follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.

Insulin Resistance: a state or condition (not a disease as such) in which a person’s body tissues have a lowered level of response to insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas that helps to regulate the level of glucose (sugar) in the body.

IntraUterine Insemination (IUI): is a method of artificial insemination where spermatozoa that have been removed from most other components of the seminal fluids can be injected directly into a woman’s uterus.

In vitro fertilization (IVF): is a procedure in which eggs (ova) from a woman’s ovary are removed. They are fertilized with sperm in a laboratory procedure, and then the fertilized egg (embryo) is returned to the woman’s uterus.

Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG): is a blood product administered intravenously. It contains the pooled IgG (immunoglobulin (antibody) G) extracted from the plasma of over one thousand blood donors. IVIG’s effects last between 2 weeks and 3 months. It is mainly used as treatment in three major categories: Immune deficiencies such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia, hypogammaglobulinemia (primary immune deficiencies), and acquired compromised

Justisse Method: natural fertility and birth control methods centered around observation of the woman’s cycle, cervical mucus and temperature through charting.