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advanced embryo selection


A Preimplantation genetic diagnosis test that screens all chromsomes in a developing embryo allowing selection and fresh transfer of the embryo with the best chance of success.
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anti sperm antibodies


Antibodies [that can develop in the bodies of either men or women] block the movement or function of the sperm
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art


A collective term for fertility treatments.
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assisted hatching


The procedure in which the outer layer of the embryo [called the zona] is thinned by a laser to help the embryo implant more easily.
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assisted reproductive technology


A collective term used to describe fertility treatment.
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blastocyst


The term for an embryo five days after fertilisation which has now developed a distinctive shape with different parts clearly identifiable within its fluid-filled cavity.
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cervix


The neck of the womb.The embryo transfer normally involves passing a small soft catheter through this.
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clomiphene citrate


Clomifene (INN) or clomiphene (USAN) (also known as Clomifert), marketed as Clomid, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that increases production of gonadotropins by inhibiting negative [..]
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curettage [d&c]


Having the contents or the lining of the uterus removed under anaesthetic, either by scraping it with an instrument [called a curette] or by suctioning out with a soft plastic tube.
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digital high magnification


This is the most advanced method of performing MSOME selection of sperm for optimum fertilisation.
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