Infertility Glossary - Definitions and Terms for Letters A - E
As you go through infertility testing and treatment, you’ll probably come across a number of words that you’ve never heard before. Knowing the terminology can help you ask better questions when speaking to your doctor, and help you as you research the topic on your own. Get terms for words starting with letters A through E here.
Asthenozoospermia
What does asthenozoospermia mean? Find out here.
What does asthenozoospermia mean? Find out here.
Androgens
What are androgens? What role do they play in infertility? Learn more about androgens here.
What are androgens? What role do they play in infertility? Learn more about androgens here.
Adhesions
What are adhesions? What causes them, and how do they lead to infertility? Get a basic definition of adhesions here.
What are adhesions? What causes them, and how do they lead to infertility? Get a basic definition of adhesions here.
Anovulation
What is Anovulation?
What is Anovulation?
ART
What is ART?
What is ART?
Azoospermia
What is Azoospermia?
What is Azoospermia?
Basal Body Temperature
What is your basal body temperature? Find out the definition of body basal body temperature, and also learn how charting your BBT can help you get pregnant.
What is your basal body temperature? Find out the definition of body basal body temperature, and also learn how charting your BBT can help you get pregnant.
Cervical Mucus
What is cervical mucus (also known as cervical fluid), and what does it have to do with infertility and getting pregnant? Read a definition here.
What is cervical mucus (also known as cervical fluid), and what does it have to do with infertility and getting pregnant? Read a definition here.
Cervix
What is a cervix? Read the definition here.
What is a cervix? Read the definition here.
Corpus Luteum
What is the corpus luteum? What job does it have in the menstrual cycle? Learn more about the corpus luteum here.
What is the corpus luteum? What job does it have in the menstrual cycle? Learn more about the corpus luteum here.
Dysmenorrhea
What is dysmenorrhea? What is the difference between primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea? Find out here.
What is dysmenorrhea? What is the difference between primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea? Find out here.
Ectopic Pregnancy
What is an ectopic pregnancy, or tubal pregnancy? Learn here.
What is an ectopic pregnancy, or tubal pregnancy? Learn here.
Egg Retrieval
What is egg retrieval? How is it done during IVF treatment? Learn more here.
What is egg retrieval? How is it done during IVF treatment? Learn more here.
Embryo
What is an Embryo?
What is an Embryo?
Endometrioma
What is an endometrioma? Why is it also known as a "chocolate cyst"? Learn what an endometrioma is here.
What is an endometrioma? Why is it also known as a "chocolate cyst"? Learn what an endometrioma is here.
Endometriosis
What is Endometriosis?
What is Endometriosis?
Endometrium
What is the endometrium, and what is its role in the reproductive system? Learn more here.
What is the endometrium, and what is its role in the reproductive system? Learn more here.
Estradiol
What is estradiol? Learn here.
What is estradiol? Learn here.
Estrogen
What is estrogen? What is its role in the reproductive system, and how does it affect ovulation? Learn more about estrogen in this definition.
What is estrogen? What is its role in the reproductive system, and how does it affect ovulation? Learn more about estrogen in this definition.