Giving birth to a child can be one of life's most rewarding experiences - but also a fairly complicated one, if you don’t know where to turn for help.Trying to Conceive is the most natural and pleasurable part of having a baby, but can also be the most stressful. Here at SAMAD IVF, we are much more than an infertility hospital. We are committed in making your infertility treatment an enjoyable and successful one. |
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| Abbreviations |
- ASPIRE : Asia Pacific Initiative of Reproductive Endocrinologists
- ASRM : American society for reproductive medicine
- ART : Assisted Reproductive Technology
- BMI : Body Mass Index (obesity index)
- BT : Blastocyst Transfer
- CO2 : Carbon Dioxide (Incubators)
- DICOM : Digital Communication in telemedicine
- ESHRE : European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
- ET : Embryo Transfer
- FOGSI : Federation of Obstetrical and Gynaeocological Societies of India
- HEPA : High Efficiency Particulate (filter)
- HFEA : Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (UK)
- HL7 : Health Level 7 (telemedicine)
- ICI : Intra Cervical Insemination
- ICMR : Indian Council of Medical Research
- ICSI : Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- IMA : Indian Medical Association
- ISAR : Indian Sciety of Assisted Reproduction
- ISPAT : Indian Society for Pre Natal Diagnosis and Therapy
- IVF : In Vitro Fertilisation
- IUI : Intra Uterine Insemination
- MESA : Micro Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
- NARI : National Registry of Assisted Reproduction in India
- OHSS : Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome
- OPU : Ovum Pick up
- OT : Operation TheatreOOCYTE : Egg, female gamete
- PESA : Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
- SM : Service Mark (Registered Trademark)
- TESA : Testicular Sperm Aspiration
- TESE : Testicular Sperm Extraction
- TSI : Timed Sexual Intercourse
- TVS : Trans Vaginal Sonography
- WHO : World Health Organisation
- 3D/4D : Three Diamensional / Four Diamensional Ultra Sound Pictures (still and moving).
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| Meanings |
- ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) : All treatments or procedures that involve the handling of human eggsa and sperms for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy. Types of ART include IUI, IVF, GIFT, ZIFT, embryo cryopreservation, egg or embryo donation and surrogate birth.
- ART cycle : A process in which an ART procedure is carried out, a woman has undergone ovarian stimulation or monitoring with the intent of having an ART procedure, or in the case of frozen embryos, embryos have been thawed with the intent of transferring them to a woman. A cycle starts when a woman begins taking fertility drugs or starts ovarian monitoring.
- Donor embryo : An embryo from the egg of woman who has donated it for transfer to a woman who is unable to conceive with her own eggs (the recipient)
- Egg : A female reproductive cell - also called oocyte or ovum.
- Egg retrieval (oocyte retrieval) : A procedure to collect the eggs contained in the ovarian follicles.
- Embryo : An egg that has been fertilised by a sperm and that has undergone one or more divisions.
- Embryo transfer : Placement of embryos into a woman’s uterus through the cervix after IVF or, in the case of ZIFT into her fallopean tubes.
- Endometriosis : The presence of tissue similar to the uterine lining in locations outside the uterus, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and abdominal cavity.
- Fertilisation : The penetration of the egg by the sperm and the resulting fusion of genetic material that develops into an embryo.
- Follicle : A structure in the ovaries that contains an egg.
- Fresh Eggs, sperm or embryos : Eggs, sperm, or embryos that have not been frozen. However, fresh embryos may have been conceived using either fresh or frozen sperm.
- Gamete : A reproductive cell, either a sperm or an egg.
- GIFT (gamete intra fallopian transfer) : An ART procedure that involves removing eggs from the woman’s ovary, combining them with sperm, and using a laparoscope to place the unfertilised eggs and the sperm into the woman’s fallopian tubes through a small incision in her abdomen.
- ICSI : A procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg. This procedure is most commonly used to overcome male infertility problems.
- IVF (In vitro fertilisation) : An ART procedure that involves removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries and fertilising them in the laboratory. The resulting embryos are then transferred into the woman’s uterus through the cervix.
- Laparoscopy : A minimally invasive surgical procedure in which a fibreoptic instrument is inserted into the ubdomen through a small incision.
- Live birth : Any infant delivered with signs of life after 28 or more weeks of gestation.
- Oocyte : The female reproductive cell-also called an egg or ovum.
- Ovarian Monitoring : The use of ultrasound and / or blood or urine tests to monitor the development of ovarian follicles.
- Ovarian stimulation : The use of drugs to stimulate the ovaries to develop follicles and eggs.
- Pregnancy, Biochemical : Pregnancy documented by a blood or urine test that shows a rise in the level of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone.
- Pregnancy, clinical : Pregnancy documented by the presence of a gestational sac on ultrasound.
- Pregnancy test : A blood or urine test that determinse the level of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone. Elevated levels of this hormone are chemical evidence of a pregnancy.
- Sperm : A male reproductive cell.
- Surrogacy : Substitute Motherhood
- Ultrasound : High frequency sound waves. A noninvasive technique for visualising the follicles in the ovaries and the gestational sac or fetus in the uterus. Can be performed either transabdominal or transvaginal.
- Unexplained causes of infertility : Infertility for which no cause has been determined despite a comprehensive evaluation.
- Unstimulated cycle : An ART cycle in which the woman does not receive drugs to stimulate her ovaries to produce more follicles. Instead, follicles develop naturally.
- Washed sperm : Sperm which is washed (because the cervical mucus is by - passed)
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