A synthetically hormone produced as a duplicate of a natural one.

Analysis of cells of the baby by assessing some of the liquid in which the fetus develops.

Male infertility specialist (can be an urologist or gynaecologist)

The introduction of sperm cells by help of a catheter into the womb.

Reduced sperm motility (activity).

No spermatozoid (live sperm cells) in the semen. Biological mother and father: Providers of the eggs and sperm cells.

Removal of a sample from a tissue.

Provider of sperm, oocyte, embryo and such for transfer.

The egg and sperm cell joining to become one cell.

The ejection of semen (sperm).

A fertilized egg, starting of two cells till the second month of pregnancy Endometriosis: Endometrium cells, which should normally be in the uterus, are present somewhere else in the body, usually in the abdomen cavity.

The layer/lining covering the inner part of the uterus.

Name given to the embryo after two months.

Scientific field studying functions and specifications of the organs and tissue.

Tissue/Units inside the ovary containing follicular fluid and the egg.

Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland (hyphohpysis) that causes the development of follicles in women and spermatogenesis in men.

Hormone secreted by the brain that controls the hyphophysis.

Hormone released by the embryo, used in diagnosing pregnancy. Due to its similarity to LH (Luteinizing Hormone), medication containing this hormone is given to the patient to start ovulation.

A type of bleeding disorder. Bleeding lasts longer because the blood doesn’t clot as it should.

Ovaries over-reacting to stimulation due to hormonal medication. Ovaries are enlarged and cysts may develop.

Gland which controls almost all metabolic processes related to secretion of hormones located at the base of the brain.

It is a radiologic investigation of the uterus and fallopian tubes to assess their inner structure.

Medication containing FSH and LH hormones to stimulate the ovaries.

Injecting a spermatozoid into the egg. It is the most common micromanipulation method.

The beginning stage of pregnancy when the embryo adheres to the endometrium cells in the uterus.

A person who cannot have a child in a certain amount of time.

Not having a child in a certain amount of time.

A device in which embryo is developed (embryo culture) in a temperature close human temperature.

Introducing sperm into the uterus or to put spermatozoid together with the eggs for fertilization.

Test tube baby.

A plastic thin tube used to place sperm and the embryo.

Removal of a piece of the umbilical cord of the fetus for analysis.

After ovulation, the remaining follicle changes into this tissue.

It is the structure within the nucleus of each cell which provides genetic heritage. There are 46 chromosomes in humans.

Fluid which helps the development of the embryo in a laboratory environment.

A surgical method to monitor inside the abdomen.

Hormone, which triggers ovulation, secreted by the hyphophysis.

End of monthly (period) cycle.

Method to introduce spermatozoid into the egg. Microinjection is the most common one.

Injecting the spermatozoid into the egg.

Area of science studying structures inside cells.

Refers to semen with low concentrations of sperm.

Egg; female genital cell.

Ovum producing female reproductive organ.

Egg production.

Female hormone secreted by follicle and corpus luteum.

Thin glass tube.

Presence of a lot of small cysts in the ovaries.

Assessment of a woman’s cervical mucus and the presence and activity of sperm.

Hormone secreted by corpus luteum.

Nucleus of a cell containing 23 chromosomes. One carries female and the other male chromosomes.

Fluid extracted after blood has clotted.

Duration of time between the first day of the menstrual cycle to menstruation day. On average it takes 28 days.

Facility where healthy sperm is frozen stored (cryopreserved) in liquid nitrogen.

Passage for the sperm/semen starting from the testis (testicle) and going to the tip of the penis.

Previous stage of a spermatozoid.

Process in which the spermatozoid is developed.

Mature male germ cell (sperm cell).

Not able to produce child.

Increase in abnormal spermatozoid morphology.

Male reproductive gland producing sperm.

One reproductive assistance technology which is used to develop the embryo in a laboratory environment (outside of the human body)

Abnormal enlargement of testis veins.

Introducing medication such as GnRH analogues, hMG and hCG to the patient in order to produce more than one egg.