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Infertility Glossary - Definitions and Terms for Letters F - K

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 F through K here.

Fallopian Tubes

What are the fallopian tubes? What is their role in the reproductive system? Learn more about the fallopian tubes here.

Fecundability

What does fecundability mean? Find out here.

Female Factor Infertility

What is Female Factor Infertility?

Fertile Window

What is your fertile window? How can it help you get pregnant? Learn what your fertile window is in this definition.

Fertility

What is fertility? What is the difference between infertility and sterility? Learn here.

Fibroids

What is a fibroid? How do they affect your fertility? Get a basic definition of fibroids here.

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone(FSH)?

Follicle

What is a follicle? What is the role of a follicle during ovulation? Find out in this definition.

Gamete

What is a Gamete?

GnRH Agonists

What are GnRH agonists? What are their role in your fertility treatment? Learn more about GnRH agonists here.

GnRH Antagonists

What are GnRH antagonists? What are their role in fertility treatments? Learn more about GnRH antagonists here.

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

What is Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)? What role does it play in the reproductive system? Learn more about GnRH here.

Gonadotropins

What are gonadotropins? What do they do in your body? Learn the definition of gonadotropins here.

Hirsutism

What is hirsutism?

Hostile Cervical Mucus

What is a hostile cervical mucus, and how does it impact infertility? Read a definition here.

Hyperandrogenism

What is hyperandrogenism? Learn here.

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

What is an HSG (Hysterosalpingogram)?

ICSIs

What is ICSIs?

Injectables

What are injectables? How are injectables administered? What are the risks of injectables? Find out in this definition.

IUI

What is IUI?

IVF

What is IVF?

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