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PCOS

Pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)

Perinatal

Pergonal (hMG)

Perinatal death rate

Perinatologist

PESA

Pituitary gland

PGD

PGS

Placenta

Placental abruption

Placenta previa

Polyp

Pre-eclampsia

Pregnancy test

Pregnyl

Preterm delivery

Premature menopause

Premature rupture
of membranes

Presentation

Preterm/Premature

Profasi

Progesterone

Prostap

Proteinuria

Puregon

PZD

Prolactin

Pronucleate stage

Prostap

Prostatitis

Polycystic ovarian syndrome, an abnormal condition in which the ovaries have many minute cysts and there is excess androgen (male hormone) production.

Infection involving pelvic organs especially the tubes and ovaries. It may result in damage or blockage of the Fallopian tubes.

Of or pertaining to the time during labor and birth, and immediately following delivery.

A fertility drug given by injection. It consists of equal amounts of FSH and LH. It is recovered from the urine of post-menopausal women.

The number of stillbirths and first week deaths per 1000 delivered (livebirths and stillbirths).

An Obstetrician who has received further education in the area of high-risk pregnancies and complications.

Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration, this involves retrieving sperm directly from the epididymis using a needle.

A small gland located in the base of the brain and just beneath the hypothalamus, it secretes many hormones including FSH and LH.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, the techniques by which embryos fertilized in vitro is tested for specific genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis and hemophilia before being transferred into the uterus.

Preimplantation Genetic Screening is technique used to examine the embryo for aneuploidy (wrong number of chromosomes), and only transfer normal embryos.

The afterbirth organ to which the developing embryo and fetus is connected by the umbilical cord.

The premature separation of a normally implanted placenta from the uterus. Severity of this condition varies. Symptoms of placental abruption include bleeding, cramping, and abdominal/uterine tenderness.

Implantation of the placenta over or near the internal opening of the cervix.

A small growth, usually benign protruding from the endometrium and dangle into the cavity of the womb.
It may interfere with embryo implantation by acting like a coil. Polyps are usually removed surgically.

High blood pressure during pregnancy is part of a complicated condition that arises rather suddenly 5 to 10 percent of the time in the latter half of pregnancy. The condition may also include protein in the urine and/or swelling of the face, hands and feet. (Commonly referred to as pregnancy-induced hypertension [PIH].)

A blood or urine test that determines the level of the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone.
Elevated levels of this hormone are chemical evidence of a pregnancy.

A fertility drug given by injection and consists of Human chorionic gonadotropin.

The delivery before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy.

A condition in which menopause occurs before the age of 40. It affects approximately 1% of women. In most cases there is no identifiable cause. The only effective treatment for infertility is IVF with donated eggs.

This means that the amniotic sac has broken or developed a hole at any time during pregnancy, before 36 weeks of pregnancy.

The part of the fetus that enters the birth canal first. Some presentations include variations of cephalic (head), breech (bottom, legs or feet) or shoulder.

Labor occurring after 20 weeks and before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Estimates suggest that 6 percent to 10 percent of all births in the United States occur between the 20th and the 37th week of pregnancy.

A fertility drug given by injection and consists of Human chorionic gonadotropin.

A hormone secreted by the corpus luteum in the second half of the menstrual cycle to stimulate the endometrium and prepare it for implantation and maintains it should pregnancy occur, progesterone is produced in large quantities by the placenta.

A long-acting GnRh agonist drug used to induce pituitary down-regulation.

Protein in the urine, this is often considered a warning sign of preeclampsia. Protein found in the urine very early in pregnancy increases the risk of such adverse outcomes as giving birth prematurely, having a child who is small for gestational age, or having an infant who would need to be admitted to a newborn intensive care unit. (The New England Journal of Medicine; 9/3/98)

A recombinant Follicle stimulating hormone 'fertility drug'.

Partial Zona Dissection, a micromanipulation procedure to help sperm penetrate the zona pellucida.

A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate milk production after childbirth.

An early stage of fertilization, when the sperm and egg pronuclei are visible under the microscope.

A long acting GnRh agonist drug used to induce pituitary down-regulation.

Inflammation of the prostate gland usually as a result of infection.