Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) involves surgically harvesting eggs from the ovary and then freezing them for use in the future....
Archives: Fertility Lexicon
donor sperm
Donor sperm is employed in several different reproductive medicine scenarios. These include: a) couples where the male partner has an...
donor eggs
Oocytes (eggs) can be harvested from a third party individual and used by a infertility patient to achieve pregnancy. In...
clomiphene citrate (Clomid)
Clomiphene citrate (Trade name: Clomid or Serophene) is an oral medication commonly used in basic infertility treatments. Clomid potentiates ovarian...
assisted reproductive technology (ART)
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is any fertility procedure that involves removal of oocytes (eggs) from the body. The most common...
antimullerian hormone (AMH)
The ovary produces antimullerian hormone and its blood levels correlate with the number of eggs that are remaining in the...
aneuploidy
Human genetic material is arranged into structures called chromosomes. While most healthy individuals possess 46 chromosomes, additions or subtractions to...
blastocyst
The stage at which an embryo will implant into the uterus. A blastocyst or “blast” is typically reached after 5-6...
diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)
Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) refers to the state of the ovary as it nears the end of its reproductive lifespan....
controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH)
Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) is the process whereby medication (pharmacologic preparations of FSH and LH) is used to develop many...