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To assist you in answering your many questions about the services AFS provides, we have compiled a small glossary of terms.

Conditions
adenomyosis
chlamydia
endometriosis
fibroid
mycoplasma
OHSS
Polycystic Ovary Disease

Hormones
estrogen
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
progesterone

Procedures
apsirate
assisted hatching
cryopreservation
follicular puncture
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ISCI)
intrauterine insemination (IUI)
laparoscopy
microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration
sonogram
testicular extraction of sperm (TESE)

Drugs

clomiphene citrate
Demerol
doxycycline
Fertinex
Humegon
Lupron
Medrol
Pergonal

Anatomy/Physiology
embryo
epididymis
oocyte
zona pellucida
zygote

 



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