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D & C

Down-regulation

Down's syndrome

Ectopic pregnancy

Egg collection/retrieval

Egg Donor

Egg Recipient

Ejaculate (semen)

Embryo

Embryo transfer

Endometrium

Endometriosis

Estradiol

Estrogens (Oestrogens)

Dilatation and Curettage. It is the dilatation of the cervical canal followed by the scrapping of the uterine lining.

Suppression of the natural secretion of gonadotropins by using GnRh analogues.

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21.

A pregnancy outside the uterine cavity.

The procedure by which eggs are collected from the woman's ovaries.

A woman who donates her eggs.

A woman who receives embryos created with donor eggs.

The sperm and the seminal fluid that comes out of the urethra when a man has an orgasm.

A fertilized egg up to eight weeks of development.

The replacement of one or more embryos into the uterine cavity.

The lining of the womb, it undergoes cyclical changes during the menstrual cycle.

The presence of small implants of endometrial tissue outside the uterus in abnormal locations.

The most potent naturally occurring estrogens in humans.

Female sex hormones, a group of hormones that are produced mainly by the ovaries. They are essential for normal sexual development (the breasts, vagina, womb, broad hips and rounded figure etc.) and for the reproductive system (make the cervical mucus amenable to the entry of sperm, prepare the endometrium and regulate the production of FSH and LH).