Anovulation: a failure of the ovaries to produce, mature, or release ova. The condition may result from ovarian immaturity or postmaturity; altered ovarian function, as in pregnancy and lactation; primary ovarian dysfunction, as in ovarian dysgenesis; or disturbed interaction of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and ovary caused by stress or disease.
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): – a general term referring to methods used to achieve pregnancy by artificial or partially artificial means.
Autoimmune disease: any of a group of disorders in which tissue injury is associated with humoral or cell-mediated responses to the body’s own constituents; they may be systemic or organ-specific.
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Bacterial Vaginosis (BV): is a type of vaginal infection in which the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted, allowing the overgrowth of harmful anaerobic bacteria at the expense of protective bacteria.
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Basal Body Temperature (BBT): Body temperature in the morning before rising, moving about or eating anything.
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Blastocyst: The modified blastula stage of mammalian embryos, consisting of the inner cell mass and a thin trophoblast layer enclosing the blastocoel. Also called blastodermic vesicle.
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