ART Assisted Reproductive Technology: Term used to refer to medical fertility treatments

FET Frozen Embryo Transfer: The transfer of an embryo that has been frozen & thawed to the uterus/fallopian tube

FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone: A hormone produced and released to stimulate the follicle and the egg to grow

hCG Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG): A hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy, measured in a pregnancy test

ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: The technique where a single sperm is selected and directly injected into an egg.

IMSI Intracytoplasmic Morphologically selected Sperm Injection: ICSI whereby a higher magnification is used to assess sperm morphology allowing the embryologist to identify tiny defects in the sperm head that would not otherwise be visible

IUI Intra-uterine Insemination: Treatment inserting the partner’s concentrated semen through the neck of the womb into the uterus close to the time of ovulation

IVF In Vitro Fertilisation: The procedure, by which an egg and sperm are joined together outside the body in a laboratory

LH Luteinising Hormone: A hormone produced and released for triggering ovulation

OHSS Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: A condition where women over-respond to the fertility drugs and can develop severe fluid retention and abdominal swelling

PGT Pre-implantation Genetic Testing: Testing of the genetic makeup of the embryo before it is transferred

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