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Vagina

Vaginal delivery

Vaginitis

Varicocele

Vas deferens
(sperm duct)

Vasectomy

Vasogram

Vernix

Viscosity

Washing the sperm

ZIFT

Zona pellucida

Zoladex

Zygote

Zygote intrafallopian
transfer (ZIFT)

The female organ of sexual intercourse; the birth canal.

Birth of a child through the vagina, as opposed to a surgical delivery (cesarean section).

Inflammation of the vagina.

An abnormality where varicose veins (dilated veins) lie above one or both testicles; they are present in about 15% of men in the general population, and up to 40% of men attending infertility clinics. It usually causes no discomfort, but can cause infertility in some men. This may be due to an abnormally high temperature within the testicles.

The muscular tube that carries the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra (pleural is vasa defrentia).

The operation to sterilize a man, in which the vasa deferentia are cut and tied back. It is usually performed under a local anesthetic.

An X-ray of the vas deferens.

Thick, greasy whitish substance covering the newborn baby's skin.

Thickening of the semen.

A procedure to remove the seminal fluid from the sperm.

Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer.

The protective coating surrounding the egg.

A long acting GnRh agonist drug used to induce 'down regulation' of the pituitary gland.

A fertilized egg before cell division begins.

A procedure in which eggs are collected from a woman's ovary and fertilized in the laboratory. A laparoscope is then used to place the resulting zygote (fertilized egg) into the woman's fallopian tubes through a small incision in her abdomen.